title: Oviposition stimulants of an Aristolochiaceae-feeding swallowtail butterfly,Atrophaneura alcinous.
abstract: Oviposition stimulants of an Aristolochiaceae-feeding swallowtail butterfly,Atrophaneura alcinous, were isolated from the leaves ofAristolochla debilis and characterized as a mixture of aristolochic acids and sequoyitol. An artificial blend of these components applied to filter paper induced a significant oviposition response by the female butterflies, identical to that elicited by intact leaves of theAristolochia host plant.
authors.affiliation: Pesticide Research Institute Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, 606, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukami