Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Brachmia macroscopa (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), the Sweet potato leaffolder

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Semiochemicals of Brachmia macroscopa, the Sweet potato leaffolder

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Subfamily:	Dichomeriinae
Genus:	Brachmia
Tribe:
Author:	Meyrick

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Semiochemical(s):

Hirano C

1976

Naturwissenschaften

63:

439

E11-16Ac

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

F �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Japan

Reference(s):

Hirano, C., Muramoto, H., and Horiike, M. 1976. Sex pheromone produced by female sweet potato leaf folder moth. Naturwissenschaften. 63:439.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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