Spectral Organization of Ommatidia in Flower-visiting Insects[dagger]

Photochemistry and Photobiology | January 1, 2007| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

This article reviews recent advances of studies on the spectral organization of the compound eye in lepidopteran and hymenopteran insects. The compound eyes consist of ommatidia, which contain a set of photoreceptor cells. The common feature is that the ommatidia can be divided into three types, according to the combination of spectral classes of photoreceptors. Honeybees and nymphalid butterflies provide the simplest case with three photoreceptor classes having peak sensitivities in the ultraviolet (UV), blue (B), or green (G) wavelength region. These receptors populate the ...

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