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Photoreceptors:

Receptor	Opsin λmax	Filter λmax	Filter λ50%	Recep. λmax
dR receptor	560nm	590nm	631nm	634nm
R receptor	560nm	550nm	587nm	600nm
G receptor	560nm			560nm
B receptor	455nm			455nm
V receptor	425nm			425nm
UV receptor	360nm			359nm

Opponent processes:

Description	(+) Terminus	(-) Terminus	Mode
Luminance	G receptor		Photopic
Red-Teal 635nm - 611nm - 560nm	dR receptor	G receptor	Photopic
Orange-Green 602nm - 577nm - 557nm	R receptor	G receptor	Photopic
Yellow-Blue 562nm - 502nm - 452nm	G receptor	B receptor	Photopic
Yellow-Indigo 560nm - 480nm - 427nm	G receptor	V receptor	Photopic
Lime-UV 560nm - 417nm - 357nm	G receptor	UV receptor	Photopic

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106404	t14	TSPLIT		Receptor,Green receptor,UV receptor
106405	t14	OPSIN		UV receptor,370
106410	t14	DSCOPP		643,UV receptor
106406	t15	VSPLIT		UV receptor,Blue,UV
106407	t15	OPSIN		Blue,440
106408	t15	OPSIN		UV,350
106409	t15	OPSIN		Green receptor,530
106759	t15	RCPNAME		Green receptor,Green
1335400	t15	NAMEOPP		106406,Yellow-Blue
1335401	t15	NAMEOPP		106404,Green-UV
1351539	t15	ACUITY		2
1351567	t180	ACUITY		2.2
1335012	t163	RCPNAME		Green,G receptor
1335013	t163	RCPNAME		Blue,B receptor
1335014	t163	RCPNAME		UV,UV receptor
1335015	t163	VSPLIT		B receptor,R receptor
1335016	t163	VSPLIT		UV receptor,V receptor
1335017	t163	VSPLIT		R receptor,dR receptor
1335018	t163	VSPLIT		B receptor,dB receptor
1335019	t163	OPSIN		R receptor,560
1335020	t163	SCRPIGR		R receptor,550,587,0,3
1335021	t163	OPSIN		dR receptor,560
1335022	t163	SCRPIGR		dR receptor,590,631,0,3
1335024	t163	NAMEOPP		1335017,DeepRed-Green
1335025	t163	NAMEOPP		1335015,Red-Green
1335026	t163	NAMEOPP		106406,Yellow-Blue
1335027	t163	NAMEOPP		1335016,Yellow-Violet
1335028	t163	NAMEOPP		106404,Green-UV
1335029	t163	SCRPIG		dB receptor,420,445,0,.5
1335193	t163	CONNOPP		106406,-,dB receptor
2093	s372	OPSIN		R receptor,560
2094	s372	OPSIN		G receptor,560
2095	s372	OPSIN		B receptor,455
2096	s372	OPSIN		UV receptor,360
2097	s372	OPSIN		dR receptor,560
2098	s372	OPSIN		dB receptor,0
2099	s372	SCRPIGR		R receptor,550,587
1335023	s372	OPSIN		V receptor,425
1351653	s372	ACUITY		1.1111111
15652815	s372	HSLTN		0,Photopic,106404,106406,1335015,1335016,1335017

Notes and References:

Steiner, A., Paul, R., Gemperlein, R. Retinal receptor types in Aglais urticae and Pieris brassicae (Lepidoptera), revealed by analysis of the electroretinogram obtained with Fourier interferometric stimulation (FIS). Journal of Comparative Physiology A March 1987, Volume 160, Issue 2, pp 247-258

Scherer, C., Kolb, G. (1987) Behavioral experiments on the visual processing of color stimuli in Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera). Journal of Comparative Physiology A September 1987, Volume 160, Issue 5, pp 645-656.

Land M.F. (1997) Visual Acuity in Insects. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 42:147-177

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q

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Cabbage white (Pieiris brassicae)

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