Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Callosamia promethea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), the Promethea silkmoth

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Semiochemicals of Callosamia promethea, the Promethea silkmoth

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Subfamily:	Saturniinae
Genus:	Callosamia
Tribe:	Attacini
Author:	Drury

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Semiochemical(s):

Gago R

2013

J. Chem. Ecol.

36:

1263

4E6E11Z13Z-16Ald

�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
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Reference(s):

Gago, R., Allison, J.D., McElfresh, J.S., Haynes, K.F., McKenney, J., Guerrero, A., and Millar, J.G. 2013. A tetraene aldehyde as the major sex pheromone component of the promethea moth (Callosamia promethea (Drury)). J. Chem. Ecol. 39:1263-1272.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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