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Semiochemicals of Euproctis chrysorrhoea, the Browntail moth

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Lepidoptera
Family:  Lymantriidae
Subfamily:  Orgyiinae
Genus:  Euproctis
Tribe:  Lymantriini
Author:  Linnaeus
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Semiochemical(s):

  Leonhardt BA  1991  J. Chem. Ecol.  17: 897   
    Z7Z13Z16Z19-22-isobutyrate    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
   		F
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		North America 
 

Reference(s):

Leonhardt, B.A., Mastro, V.C., Schwarz, M., Tang, J.D., Charlton, R.E., Pellegrini-Toole, A., Warthen, J.D., Jr., Schwalbe, C.P., and Cardé, R.T. 1991. Identification of sex pheromone of browntail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 17:897-910.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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