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ocellus2 CONSTRUCTSOcellus (entomology)CHAPMAN · ENTOMOLOGYOcellusNIJHOUT · LEPIDOPTEROLOGY

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entomology

A simple (dorsal) eye of an insect with a single lens, detecting light intensity and horizon rather than forming images.

In entomology, ocellus refers to a simple (dorsal) eye of an insect with a single lens, detecting light intensity and horizon rather than forming images. This meaning comes from Chapman (1998) in The insects: Structure and function. Here ocellus is not a ringed, eye-like pigment marking (eyespot) on a butterfly or moth wing serving in deflection or intimidation.[1]

Unit
photoreceptor organ
Recovery means
dissection / electrophysiology
Measured by
count (usually 3), response latency

lepidopterology

A ringed, eye-like pigment marking (eyespot) on a butterfly or moth wing serving in deflection or intimidation.

In lepidopterology, ocellus refers to a ringed, eye-like pigment marking (eyespot) on a butterfly or moth wing serving in deflection or intimidation. This meaning comes from Nijhout (2001) in Journal of Experimental Zoology. Here ocellus is not a simple (dorsal) eye of an insect with a single lens, detecting light intensity and horizon rather than forming images.[2]

Unit
color pattern element
Recovery means
wing imaging
Measured by
ring number, diameter (mm)

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References

  1. Chapman, R. F. (1998). The insects: Structure and function (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511818202
  2. Nijhout, H. F. (2001). Elements of butterfly wing patterns. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 291(3), 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1099

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