Diagrams and Web Sites

[Joe Kunkel]

Alan and Jerry,

How about a few diagrams from Ted Sargent's book Legion of Night:

http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/Moths/sargent/

Such as, one describing wing patterns and names of structures:

http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/Moths/sargent/lon_fig2_2.html

Also Comstock's "Essay on Evolution of Wings" (1893):

http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/comstock/essay/

has several figures of the labeling of venation:

http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/comstock/essay/cet_tfg15.jpg

Hope these help somewhat.  I do not have a link to a genitalia diagram
of a lep at hand.  But a generalized insect the cockroach is often used
to teach that insects have all the organs necessary.  See the disection
of a cockroach, URL:

http://marlin.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/rolleston/plate_viii.html

Comstock's full work on "The Manual for the Study of Insects" does have
diagrams of the internal anatomy of a caterpillar which I have not
gotten on line as of yet, but might be useful to you:

http://snapper.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/comstock/www/comstock_plates.html

Cheers,
Joe Kunkel

Alan5319 wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know of a web site where we can find generalised diagrams
> illustrating the basic morphology of Leps?
> 
> We have been invited to give a talk on "Moths" to a local Natural History
> society. Our brief has been undeniably vague. Rather than show slides of
> endless spiecies and put all to sleep, we thought it may be more productive to
> give a generalised presentation on Lepidoptera and discuss some of the problems
> - identification, Bt Pollen, taxonomy, collecting vs [or in sympathy with]
> photography - that Lepidoptera challenge us with.
> 
> We will take along books that interest us, a limited collection of local
> spectacular species and a binocular microscope with some micros roughly
> mounted. Would it be worth including a couple of genitalia slides?
> 
> This will be a one hour talk to people who have an interest and ability in
> Natural History, but who have only limited experience with Leps. What should we
> omit and what should we include?
> 
> Your thoughts would be much appreciated. The venue for the talk has an OHP
> available, hence our initial request for illustrations on web sites. We can
> print out slides, but we do not have a scanner available.
> 
> Your input will be valued and may help raise the awareness of Lepidoptera in
> the Natural History community.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> Alan & Jeri Coates.

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University of Massachusetts    http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel
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