Major Components in the Exocrine Secretion of a Male Butterfly (Lycorea)

Major Components in the Exocrine Secretion of a Male Butterfly (Lycorea)

Extracts of the extrusible secretion-disseminating organs ("hair-pencils") of the male of the danaid butterfly, Lycorea ceres ceres, from Trinidad, contain a pyrrolizidine and two aliphatic esters. An odorous component, present in trace amounts, remains unidentified. Judging from the funct...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1966-02, Vol.151 (3710), p.583-585
Hauptverfasser: Meinwald, J., Meinwald, Y. C., Wheeler, J. W., Eisner, T., Brower, L. P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acetates
Animals
Butterflies
Ceres
Esters
Male animals
Mass spectroscopy
Mating behavior
Moths
Secretion
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Zusammenfassung:Extracts of the extrusible secretion-disseminating organs ("hair-pencils") of the male of the danaid butterfly, Lycorea ceres ceres, from Trinidad, contain a pyrrolizidine and two aliphatic esters. An odorous component, present in trace amounts, remains unidentified. Judging from the function of "hairpencils" in a related species, the secretion may play a mediating role in courtship.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.151.3710.583