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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