title: Major components in the exocrine secretion of a male butterfly (lycorea).
abstract: Extracts of the extrusible secretion-disseminating organs ("hairpencils") of the male of the danaid butterfly, Lycorea ceres ceres, from Trinidad, contain a pyrrolizidine and two aliphatic esters. An odorous component, present in trace amounts, remains unidentified. Judging from the function of "hairpencils" in a related species, the secretion may play a mediating role in courtship.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meinwald
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Meinwald
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eisner
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Brower