Appraisal of the acceptability of subtropical rutaceous plants for a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor demetrius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Chachin, Mamoru; Honda, Kazumasa; Ômura, Hisashi

doi:10.1303/aez.2007.121

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“…3) Research on this family has focused mainly on secondary metabolites, [4][5][6][7][8] which often act as oviposition and feeding stimulants. [9][10][11] These metabolites include amino acid derivatives, sugar-related acids, alkaloids, flavonoids, and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives.…”

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Volatile Attractants for the Common Bluebottle,Graphium sarpedon nipponum, from the Host,Cinnamomum camphora

Wakui

Tebayashi

et al. 2010

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

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Floral scent has been shown to elicit behavioral responses by butterflies which forage for flowers after receiving appropriate signals. In comparison with investigations about the role of floral scent, those of foliar odor are, however, very few. In this study, the foliar volatiles of Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), which had been collected by air entrainment, exhibited activities toward Graphium sarpedon nipponum (Papilionidae) in both electrophysiological and behavioral tests. The volatiles were analyzed by capillary gas chromatography with electro-antennographic detection (GC-EAD). Two electrophysiological active compounds were found which were determined as nonanal and decanal by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Female butterflies generally tend to show a greater EAG response than males to the headspace volatiles and EAG-active aldehydes. Two EAG-active aldehydes were found in attractant tests to be attractive to both sexes of the butterfly when treated individually. Although the difference between the sexes was not significant, the female butterflies' preference tended to be more active than that of the males.Key words: attractant; Graphium sarpedon nipponum; Cinnamomum camphora; nonanal; decanalThe sequence of behavior for most phytophagous insects during host plant selection is often in three different stages: orientation, approach, and assessment. 1)In trying to locate the habit of its host plant during orientation, olfactory stimuli alone, or in combination with visual cues are used by insects. These stimuli prompt the insect to initiate upwind flight. In the second step, the approach to the host plant may be triggered by an olfactory cue or by olfactory and visual cues. Olfactory cues play an important role for many insects in the first two behavioral steps. 2)Butterflies of the family Papilionidae are among the most common insect taxa.3) Research on this family has focused mainly on secondary metabolites, [4][5][6][7][8] which often act as oviposition and feeding stimulants. [9][10][11] These metabolites include amino acid derivatives, sugar-related acids, alkaloids, flavonoids, and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives. 12) However, there have been few chemical ecological studies on the volatile compounds 13) relating to orientation and approach. To the best of our knowledge, investigations on volatile compounds has been largely reported for odors from the floral scent, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] studies on the volatiles from foliage as an attractant being rare. 23,24) The common bluebottle, Graphium sarpedon (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), is a species of swallowtail butterfly distributed throughout South and Southeast Asia. There are approximately 15 subspecies with differing geographical distributions. One of the subspecies, G. sarpedon nipponum, inhabits mainly southern Japan and the adult butterfly appears from May to October each year. This butterfly is a Lauraceae-feeding butterfly, especially preferring Cinnamomum camphora. Many males and females are commonly observed ar...

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Volatile Attractants for the Common Bluebottle,Graphium sarpedon nipponum, from the Host,Cinnamomum camphora

Wakui

Tebayashi

et al. 2010

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

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“…Plant toxins, either intact or suitably modified inside the insect, can even become essential components of the insect's mating, defence and host location systems (Nishida, 2002;Sime, 2002;Murakami et al, 2003;Chachin et al, 2007).…”

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Aristolochic acids affect the feeding behaviour and development of Battus polydamas archidamas larvae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini)

Pinto

Troncoso

Urzúa³

et al. 2009

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. The feeding behaviour of specialist butterflies may be affected by the mechanical and chemical characteristics of the tissues of their host-plants. Larvae of the butterfly, Battus polydamas archidamas feed only on Aristolochia chilensis, which contains aristolochic acids. We studied the oviposition pattern of adults and the foraging of larvae of B. polydamas archidamas over time in relation to variations in hardness of the substrate and concentration of aristolochic acids in different plant tissues. We further tested the effect of two artificial diets containing different concentrations of aristolochic acids on larval performance. B. polydamas archidamas oviposited mostly on young leaves and the larvae fed on this tissue until the second instar. Third instar larvae fed also on mature leaves and fourth and higher instars fed also on stems. Young leaves are softer and contain higher concentrations of aristolochic acids than mature leaves, and stems are both harder and contain a high concentration of aristolochic acids. Larvae reared on artificial diets containing a high concentration of aristolochic acids suffered less mortality and were heavier than those reared on a diet with a lower concentration of aristolochic acids, which suggests they are phagostimulatory. A strategy of host use regulated by aristolochic acid content and tissue hardness is discussed.

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“…It was noteworthy that P. maackii females responded positively to Fr. 2, as this isobutanol-soluble fraction has been reported to be almost inactive by itself for the Rutaceae-specialized Papilio species thus far investigated (Honda and Hayashi, 1995a;Nakayama et al, 2002;Murakami et al, 2003;Chachin et al, 2007). In marked contrast, P. protenor females responded positively only to Fr.…”

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Synergistic or Antagonistic Modulation of Oviposition Response of Two Swallowtail Butterflies, Papilio maackii and P. protenor, to Phellodendron amurense by Its Constitutive Prenylated Flavonoid, Phellamurin

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Papilio maackii females prefer a rutaceous plant, Phellodendron amurense, for oviposition, whereas another semi-sympatric Rutaceae feeder, Papilio protenor, never exploits this plant as a host in nature. However, the larvae of both species perform well on this plant in the laboratory. Phellamurin, a flavonoid present in the organic fraction from P. amurense inhibits egg laying by P. protenor. We examined whether phellamurin is involved in the differential acceptance of P. amurense by the two butterflies. The ovipositing females of P. maackii readily accepted P. amurense and a methanolic extract of the foliage, while P. protenor rejected them entirely. However, the aqueous fraction derived from the extract elicited significant oviposition responses of similar levels from the two species. Phellamurin did not induce oviposition behavior in P. protenor females. In contrast, P. maackii was stimulated to oviposit by phellamurin at concentrations exceeding 0.2%. The response was dose-dependent and reached ca. 70% at 2% phellamurin, which is approximately equivalent to its natural abundance in young leaves of P. amurense. Since the aqueous fraction was very stimulatory to both species, the combined effect of phellamurin and the aqueous fraction on oviposition was tested. The addition of phellamurin to the aqueous fraction enhanced the ovipositional activity of P. maackii, but dramatically suppressed the oviposition response of P. protenor even at 0.1% concentration. These results, taken together with those obtained from electrophysiological recordings with foretarsal chemosensilla, indicate that phellamurin acts as an oviposition stimulant for P. maackii, and as a potent deterrent for P. protenor. The results suggest that host range expansion or host shifts may be made by ovipositing females that overcome phytochemical barriers.

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Appraisal of the acceptability of subtropical rutaceous plants for a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor demetrius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Volatile Attractants for the Common Bluebottle,Graphium sarpedon nipponum, from the Host,Cinnamomum camphora

Volatile Attractants for the Common Bluebottle,Graphium sarpedon nipponum, from the Host,Cinnamomum camphora

Aristolochic acids affect the feeding behaviour and development of Battus polydamas archidamas larvae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini)

Synergistic or Antagonistic Modulation of Oviposition Response of Two Swallowtail Butterflies, Papilio maackii and P. protenor, to Phellodendron amurense by Its Constitutive Prenylated Flavonoid, Phellamurin

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