Defensive secretion of two notodontid caterpillars (Schizura unicornis, S. badia)

Athula B. Attygalle; Scott R. Smedley; Jerrold Meinwald; Thomas Eisner

doi:10.1007/BF00979649

Defensive secretion of two notodontid caterpillars (Schizura unicornis, S. badia)

Athula B. Attygalle, Scott R. Smedley, Jerrold Meinwald, Thomas Eisner

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Cornell University

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Abstract

The cervical gland secretion of larvae of Schizura unicornis and S. badia (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) contains formic acid, acetic acid, and a mixture of lipophilic compounds, including 2-alkanones, 2-alkanols, and formates of the alkanols. In S. unicornis, the secretion also contains several ω-monounsaturated analogs of the alcohols, ketones, and formates. The absolute configuration of two of the alcohols (2-tridecanol and 2-pentadecanol) was established as S in both species. The larvae spray their secretion when physically disturbed, aiming it accurately in the direction of the offending agent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2089-2104
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	19
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00979649
State	Published - Oct 1993

Keywords

(5)-2-tridecanol
2-pentadecanone
2-tridecanone
2-tridecyl formate
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Schizura
defensive secretion
formic acid

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Defensive secretion of two notodontid caterpillars (Schizura unicornis, S. badia)

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