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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Identification of sex pheromone of calendula plume mothPlatyptilia williamsii
Author(s):		Haynes KF;
Address:		"Division of Toxicology and Physiology Department of Entomology, University of California, 92521, Riverside, California"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1987
Volume:		13
Issue:		4
Page Number:		907 - 916
DOI:		10.1007/BF01020169
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex pheromone of the calendula plume moth,Platyptilia williamsii was identified as (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z11-16ratioAid). Extracts of female sex pheromone glands contained several compounds when analyzed by capillary and packed-column GLC. However, airborne collections of volatiles from glands contained only one of these compounds, having the same retention time asZ11-16ratioAld. GC-MS and microozonolysis analyses of the natural product were consistent with those of syntheticZ11-16ratioAld. In a flight tunnel, males oriented upwind and touched sources ofZ11-16ratioAld and gland extract with equal frequency. Field tests of syntheticZ11-16ratioAld already have shown it to be a potent sex attractant for males of this species. This study further supports the hypothesis thatP. williamsii and a sympatric species,Platyptilia carduidactyla, are not reproductively isolated by chemical differences in the composition of the sex pheromone, but rather by temporal differences in sexual activities"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEHaynes, K F eng 1987/04/01 J Chem Ecol. 1987 Apr; 13(4):907-16. doi: 10.1007/BF01020169"