anatomy of a female butterfly![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
anus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal orifice of the digestive tract enabling ejection of fecal matter.
heart ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Muscular organ helping blood to circulate.
colon ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the intestine in front of the rectum.
rectum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal part of the intestine located between the colon and the anus.
dorsal blood vessel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canal through which the blood circulates; it is located on the central line of the back of the insect.
salivary gland ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Organ located in the buccal cavity; it secretes saliva and enables especially the digestion of food.
opening of copulatory bursa ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Opening allowing copulation by the male butterfly and entry of sperm into the copulatory bursa.
oviduct ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canal through which the eggs are expelled from the ovaries.
seminal receptacle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pouch where sperm is stored for fertilizing the eggs.
ovary ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Female genital gland producing the eggs.
Malpighian tubules ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fine tubes appended to the intestine and helping in the excretion process.
intestine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the digestive tract extending from the crop to the anus.
esophagus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canal in the anterior part of the digestive tract; it carries food to the crop.
copulatory bursa ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pouch in which sperm accumulates before entering the seminal receptacle.
crop ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large bulge at the back of the esophagus; it can dilate to receive food.