External morphology of the adult of Heraclides anchisiades capys (Hübner, [1809]) (Lepidoptera - Papilionidae) III: abdomen

the purpose of this study was to highlight the morphological components of the abdomen of the adults of heraclides anchisiades capys (hübner, [1809]), seeking a comparative focus with other papilionoidea and hesperioidea. the most relevant morphological characters were: absence of post-espiracular bar in both the sexes, presence of superuncus in the males as a projection of the eighth tergum and saccus with a posterior projection, bursa copulatrix with approximately 2.3 times the length of the ductus bursae in the females.