Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Smerinthus ocellatus (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), the Eyed hawkmoth

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Semiochemicals of Smerinthus ocellatus, the Eyed hawkmoth

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Subfamily:	Smerinthinae
Genus:	Smerinthus
Tribe:	Smerinthini
Author:	Linnaeus

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Semiochemical(s):

Paczkowska M

2012

Mitt. Dtsch. Ges. Allg. Angew. Entomol.

18:

213

methyl salicylate

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

Al �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�

Repellent

Reference(s):

Paczkowska, M., Rachow, C., and Sch�tz, S. 2012. Electrophysiological reaction and behavioural response of the oligophagous moths Smerinthus ocellatus L. 1758 and Cerura vinula L. 1758 towards methyl salicylate and other host plant odors. Mitt. Dtsch. Ges. Allg. Angew. Entomol. 18:213-217.

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