Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Hepialus humuli (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), the Ghost swift moth

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Semiochemicals of Hepialus humuli, the Ghost swift moth

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Subfamily:	Hepialinae
Genus:	Hepialus
Tribe:
Author:	Linnaeus

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Semiochemical(s):

Schulz S

1990

J. Chem. Ecol.

16:

3511

E,E-alpha-farnesene

�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�

�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):

Schulz, S., Francke, W., Koenig, W.A., Schurig, V., Mori, K., Kittmann, R., and Schneider, D. 1990. Male pheromone of swift moth, Hepialus hecta L. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 16:3511-3521.

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