papiliochrome

English

Etymology

papilionid +‎ -chrome

Noun

papiliochrome (countable and uncountable, plural papiliochromes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow pigments found in the wings of papilionid butterflies
   • 2015 December 23, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Characterized by Shell Colors: Identification of Genetic Bases Potentially Involved in Pigmentation”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Much of the pigment-based coloration in invertebrates results from products of the melanin, ommochrome, pteridine, papiliochrome and heme synthesis pathways.