Identification of three sex pheromone components of the female saturniid moth antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Hans Jürgen Bestmann, Athula B. Attygalle, Thorolf Brosche, Joachim Erler, Hans Platz, Jürgen Schwarz, Otto Vostrowsky, Wu Cai-Hong, Karl Ernst Kaissling, Chen Te-Ming

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Abstract

By means of electroantennography and single cell recordings, GC an d GCMS analyses and GC analysis with EAG detection (6 E, llZ)- 6, ll-hexa decadienal, (6 E,11Z)-6, ll-hexa decadienyl acetate and (4 E,9 Z)-4,9 -tetradecadienyl acetate were identified as the primary components of the sex pheromone of female Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)631-636
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 1987

Keywords

  • Antheraea pernyi
  • Lepidoptera
  • Saturniidae
  • Sex Pheromone

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