A dihydroxy-γ-lactone as an Oviposition Stimulant for the Swallowtail Butterfly,Papilio bianor, from the Rutaceous Plant,Orixa japonica | Zendy

Hajime Ono | Zendy; Ritsuo Nishida | Zendy; Yasumasa KUWAHARA | Zendy

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A dihydroxy-γ-lactone as an Oviposition Stimulant for the Swallowtail Butterfly,Papilio bianor, from the Rutaceous Plant,Orixa japonica

Author(s) -

Hajime Ono,

Ritsuo Nishida,

Yasumasa KUWAHARA

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509

H-Index - 116

eISSN - 1347-6947

pISSN - 0916-8451

DOI - 10.1271/bbb.64.1970

Subject(s) - butterfly , japonica , biology , rutaceae , lepidoptera genitalia , botany , lactone , traditional medicine , ecology , medicine , biochemistry

The oviposition response of the Rutaceae-feeding swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor, was induced by a methanolic extract from leaves of its major host, Orixa japonica. Several components were responsible for this oviposition response. One of the stimulants was isolated and identified as (-)-2-C-methyl-D-erythrono-1,4-lactone. The compound was inactive alone, but elicited oviposition behavior when mixed with other fractions.

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