Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Leucoptera spartifoliella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), the Broom twig miner

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Semiochemicals of Leucoptera spartifoliella, the Broom twig miner

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lyonetiidae
Subfamily:	Cemiostominae
Genus:	Leucoptera
Tribe:
Author:	H�bner

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Semiochemical(s):

El-Sayed AM

2023

J. Chem. Ecol.

49:

1535

5me-17Hy

�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�

New Zealand

Reference(s):

El-Sayed, A.M., and Bunn, B. 2023. 5-Methylheptadecane: sex pheromone of the broom twig miner, Leucoptera spartifoliella, a biological control aAgent for the scotch broom. J. Chem. Ecol. 49:

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