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jonathan Senior Member Satyrinae guy Posts: 282 Country: Malta	Butterflies genitalia preparation Jun 9, 2015 4:19:09 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jonathan on Jun 9, 2015 4:19:09 GMT -8 Hi people, Just a quick question - Do you know if the genitalia of pinned butterfly specimens shrink and deform when dry? Thanks. Jonathan

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Post by jshuey on Jun 9, 2015 4:56:09 GMT -8

No – they are made of chitin – just like the elytra of a beetle. My guess is that if you dissected them using strong KOH for too long – you could weaken the structures so that they collapsed when dry.

John

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