Term Name:	insect visual primordium formation
Synonyms:	optic lobe and Bolwig's organ precursor formation, optic lobe placode formation
Definition:	Establishment of the optic lobe placode. In Drosophila, for example, the placode appears in the dorsolateral region of the head in late stage 11 embryos and is the precursor to the larval visual system.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0001744]    QuickGO    AmiGO