d-(+)-Pinitol, an Oviposition Stimulant for the Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly,Battus philenor
Papaj DR, Feeny P, Sachdev-Gupta K, Rosenberry L. 1992. d-(+)-Pinitol, an Oviposition Stimulant for the Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly,Battus philenor. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 18(5):799-815
ABSTRACT: Oviposition by females of the pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor, was stimulated by contact with alcoholic extracts of host foliage. D-(+)-Pinitol was isolated and identified from leaf material of one host species, Aristolochia macrophylla (Aristolochiaceae). In combination with chloroform-soluble components of host leaf material, this compound was comparable to the parent extract in stimulating oviposition.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Papaj, Daniel; Feeny, Paul; Sachdev-Gupta, Kusum; Rosenberry, Lorraine
- Units
- BLRI
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochiaceae, Battus philenor, BLRI, Blue Ridge Parkway, cyclitols, D-pinitol, Insecta, learning, Lepidoptera, myo-inositol, oviposition stimulant, Papilionidae, sequoyitol, SER, Southeast Region