Abstract
Chemicals releasing oviposition by an Asclepiadaceae feeder,Ideopsis similis, were identified from a host plant,Tylophora tanakae. A strong positive response was evoked by a methanolic extract of the plant, which proved to contain multiple stimulants. A mixture of two phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids, (+)-isotylocrebrine and (−)-7-demethyltylophorine, isolated from organic fractions, elicited significant ovipositional responses from females.
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Honda, K., Tada, A., Hayashi, N. et al. Alkaloidal oviposition stimulants for a danaid butterfly,Ideopsis similis L., from a host plant,Tylophora tanakae (Asclepiadaceae). Experientia 51, 753–756 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941275
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