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bursa copulatrix


 a membranous pouch of the female genital system that receives the intromittent organ (aedeagus) of the male during copulation. It is usually divided into a posterior sclerotized tube (the posterior d [..]
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abdomen


 the third and posterior-most tagma (body region) of an insect. The ancestral abdomen is believed to have consisted of 11 segments, though most modern insects have fewer.
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aedeagus


 the male copulatory organ. Characteristics of the aedeagus are often used to separate and identify species. The aedeagus is not visible without dissection.
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anal dash


 a typically short and broad line at the anal angle
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anellus


 a sclerotized supporting structure that surrounds the base of the aedeagus. The anellus is modified in a few moth species and can be useful for identification (see Lacinipolia pensilis and L. vicina) [..]
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antemedial area


 the portion of the wing that is located between the basal and antemedial lines.
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anterior


 the "head" end of an organism, as opposed to the posterior or "tail" end of an organism.
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apical


 refers to a part of a structure at the furthest distance from the base.
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apical dash


 a typically short and broad line in the apical area of the wing.
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appendix bursae


 a part of the internal female genitalia. The portion of the corpus bursae that is not connected to the ductus bursae in species in which the bursa copulatrix is bilobed.
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