Flavonol glycosides that act as oviposition stimulants for monarch butterflies were surveyed
from a range of asclepiad hosts and some nonhosts. Major stimulants also were identified as …

The monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus oviposits on milkweed plants, primarily within the
Asclepiadaceae. Oviposition stimulants responsible for host plant recognition were isolated …

Identification of chemical compounds responsible for the oviposition behavior in a Rutaceae
feeder, Papilio protenor demetrius, was undertaken with the epicarp of sour orange (Citrus …

Female butterflies of the spicebush swallowtail, Papilio troilus, are specialists, ovipositing on
plants in the family Lauraceae. Column chromatography and HPLC were used to isolate an …

Larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Polyommatus icarus were reared on inflorescences of
Coronilla varia and Medicago sativa, which are rich in flavonoids. Twelve different …

Abstract Females of Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae), a specialist on plants that contain
iridoid glycosides, were found to use aucubin and catalpol, iridoid glycosides typical of a …

Host-plant chemicals responsible for egg-laying by the chestnut tiger butterfly, Parantica sita,
were identified from one of its hosts, Marsdenia tomentosa. Ovipositing females responded …

The potential role of iridoid glycosides as feeding stimulants for Euphydryas chalcedona
larvae was examined in three laboratory experiments. The first experiment examined larval …

Zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) butterflies are stimulated to oviposit by a single
compound, 3-caffeoyl-muco-quinic acid (1). Analysis of the aqueous extracts of the leaves of …

Larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Polyommatus bellargus were reared on leaves of Coronilla
varia that are rich in flavone C-glycosides. Six flavonoids including isovitexin and isoorientin …