Isolation of a lactone, structurally related to the esterifying acids of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, from the costal fringes of male Ithomiinae

Journal of Chemical Ecology
1976.0

Abstract

Adult male Ithomiinae feed at plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Certain species secrete on hairs of the 'costal fringe,' a specialized organ on their hindwings, a novel γ-lactone structurally related to the unusual branched-chain acids that are unique to these alkaloids.

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