The organs of sight in insects. The principal eyes of insects are (usually) large, multi-faceted “compound eyes.” Auxiliary organs of vision, with much less utility for the insect, are the “simple eyes”; these are more correctly called “ocelli.” Also, there are small, simple eyes found on the side of the head of larvae of holometabolous insects; these are more correctly called stemmata.
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(2008). Eyes. In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3728
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