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Examination of the large white and small white butterflies ( Pieris spp.) for the presence of mustard oils and mustard oil glycosides
Author(s) -
APLIN R. T.,
D'ARCY WARD R.,
ROTHSCHILD MIRIAM
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1975.tb00094.x
Subject(s) - pieris brassicae , pieris rapae , sinigrin , white (mutation) , biology , butterfly , mustard plant , pieridae , pupa , mustard seed , larva , botany , white mustard , toxicology , horticulture , glucosinolate , brassica , ecology , biochemistry , gene
Sinigrin and mustard oils were identified in the pupae of the large white butterfly ( Pieris brassicae ) and the small white ( P. rapae ). It is assumed that these substances are sequestered by the larvae from its foodplant and stored. The large white is apparently the more efficient storer of the two, and mustard oils could be detected in the adults, as well as the larvae.