Use of volatiles of Aristolochia chilensis (Aristolochiaceae) in host searching by fourth-instar larvae and adults of Battus polydamas archidamas (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-68

  Pinto, Carlos F ^a   Troncoso, Alejandra J ^a   Urzúa, Alejandro ^b   Niemeyer, Hermann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aristolochie acids; Battus polydamas archidamas; Host finding; Host specialisation; Host plant volatiles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BUTTERFLY; HOST LOCATION; HOST PLANT; LARVA; OLFACTION; SPECIALIZATION; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA CHILENSIS; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; BATTUS POLYDAMAS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; TROIDINI;

EID: 65749084630     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2009.010     Document Type: Article

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