A cyanoglucoside stored by aSedum-feeding Apollo butterfly,Parnassius phoebus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1995 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Experientia, volume 51, pages 267-269 (issn: 0014-4754, eissn: 1420-9071,

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Authors: R. Nishida; M. Rothschild;

doi: 10.1007/bf01931110

A cyanoglucoside stored by aSedum-feeding Apollo butterfly,Parnassius phoebus

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A bitter tasting cyanoglucoside, sarmentosin, was isolated from an aposematic Apollo butterfly,Parnassius phoebus, and from its plant-host,Sedum stenopetalum. The content of sarmentosin in the body tissues was as high as 500 μg/insect, suggesting a defensive role for this substance; a high concentration was detected in the wings. Sarmentosin was also present in the eggs.

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