What are the genitalia morphology of the Lepidoptera species?
They form a ring-like structure for the attachment of genital parts and a pair of lateral clasping organs (claspers, valvae (singular valva), or ‘harpes’). The male has a median tubular organ (called aedeagus or phallus) which is extended through an eversible sheath (or ‘vesica’) to inseminate the female. What do moth genitals look like? Male…
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