@article {21174, title = {Identification of the sex pheromone of the diurnal hawk moth, Hemaris affinis}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, volume = {41}, year = {2015}, month = {01/2015}, pages = {9-14}, chapter = {9}, keywords = {BOMBYKAL, HEMARIS, JAPAN, PHEROMONES, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, doi = {10.1007/s10886-014-0537-7}, author = {Uehara, T. and Naka, H. and Matsuyama, S. and Ando, T. and Honda, H.} } @article {21173, title = {Identification of conjugated pentadecadienals as sex pheromone components of the sphingid moth, Dolbina tancrei}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, volume = {39}, year = {2013}, month = {12/2013}, pages = {1441-1447}, chapter = {1441}, keywords = {CONJUGATED PENTADECADIENAL, DOLBINA, JAPAN, PHEROMONES, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, doi = {10.1007/s10886-013-0357-1}, author = {Uehara, T. and Naka, H. and Matsuyama, S. and van Vang, L. and Ando, T. and Honda, H.} } @article {21171, title = {Single-component pheromone consisting of bombykal in a diurnal hawk moth, Neogurelca himachala sangaica}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, year = {2016}, month = {06/2016}, type = {Early view}, abstract = {

\"Recent work has suggested that hawk moths share pheromone components but are sexually separated by qualitative and quantitative differences in their pheromone blends. During field assays on the sex pheromones of other species, a diurnal hawk moth, Neogurelca himachala sangaica (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), was frequently captured, but the composition of the sex pheromone of this species was not known. Analysis of hexane extracts of the pheromone glands of calling female by gas chromatography (GC) using an electroantennographic detector (EAD) revealed two components that elicited EAD responses from male moth antennae. These components were identified by their mass spectra and retention indices on two GC columns as (10E,12Z)-10,12-hexadecadienal (E10,Z12\–16:Ald) and a trace of its (10E,12E)-isomer (E10,E12\–16:Ald) in 98:2 ratio. In field experiments, E10,Z12\–16:Ald alone attracted male moths, and addition of E10,E12\–16:Ald significantly reduced the attractiveness, even at the naturally-occurring ratio. Analysis of the data using a generalized linear mixed model showed that E10,Z12\–16:Ald positively contributed to attractiveness, whereas E10,E12\–16:Ald did so negatively, and it was concluded that the sex pheromone of N. himachala sangaica consists solely of E10,Z12\–16:Ald, bombykal. The negative effect of E10,E12\–16:Ald on attractiveness could promote the species-specificity of this single-component pheromone system.\"

}, keywords = {ATTRACTANTS, BOMBYKAL, FOODPLANT, JAPAN, NEOGURELCA, OLFACTION, OLFACTORY ANTAGONISM BALANCE, PHEROMONES, SPHINGIDAE}, doi = {10.1007/s10886-016-0714-y}, author = {Uehara, T. and Kitahara, H. and Naka, H. and Matsuyama, S. and Ando, T. and Honda, H.} } @article {20321, title = {Field tests of synthetic {IManduca sexta} sex pheromone}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, volume = {20}, year = {1994}, month = {1994}, pages = {579-591}, keywords = {BEHAVIOUR, PHEROMONES, SPHINGIDAE}, author = {Tumlinson, J. H. and Mitchell, E. R. and Doolittle, R. E. and Jackson, D. M.} } @article {19657, title = {Electroantennogram responses of {IHyles lineata} (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) to volatile compounds from {IClarkia breweri} (Onagraceae) and other moth-pollinated flowers}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, volume = {22}, year = {1996}, month = {1996}, pages = {1735-1766}, keywords = {ELECTROANTENNOGRAM, PHYSIOLOGY, POLLINATION, SPHINGIDAE}, author = {Raguso, R. A. and Light, D. M. and Pickersky, E.} } @article {16774, title = {A substance which acts as a pH indicator from the moth Euchloron megaera}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, volume = {10}, year = {1984}, month = {1984}, pages = {1109-1113}, chapter = {1109}, abstract = {

\"Wing scales of the moth Euchloron megaera L. (Sphingidae) contain a water-soluble green pigment showing pH indicator properties. This pigment has been isolated. The UV-visible spectra, the color changes, the reduction by dithionite, the polarity on SiO2 TLC, and the high molecular weight relate this pigment to an anthocyanidin derivative derived from the plant food. This result is discussed in connection with the presence of similar substances in plants of the family Apocynacea and in other moth species of the Sphingidae group, in which they play aposematic roles. As a hypothesis, it is suggested that the green pigment results from a reaction between Nerium sp. anthocyanidins (plant food) and NH2 groups of basic constituents present in the animal.\"

}, keywords = {ANTHOCYANIDIN, CAMOUFLAGE, EUCHLORON, FOODPLANT, FOODPLANT CHEMISTRY, PH INDICATOR, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00987516}, author = {Barbier, M.} }