Preliminary report on the neopterobilins, blue-green pigments from lepidoptera

Choussy, M.; Barbier, Michel; Rüdiger, Wolfhart; Klose, W.

doi:10.1016/0305-0491(73)90340-4

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“…Structural color results when nanoscale ridges and other physical aspects of scales selectively reflect and refract different wavelengths of light [ 13 ]. Most butterfly wing colors are due to pigments, and the majority of butterfly wing pigments are either melanins, flavonoids, pterins, and ommochromes [ 14 – 17 ], though other compounds may impart color in some taxa [ 18 , 19 ]. Ommochromes are synthesized in a metabolic pathway that transforms tryptophan into red, orange, or yellow pigments with the aid of several enzymes and transporter molecules [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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“…18,500 butterfly species [ 33 ], wing pigments from a limited number of butterfly species have been characterized chemically [ 13 , 14 , 16 , 34 , 35 ]. Most studies that investigate ommochrome pigments in butterflies focus on a small number of species with pigments that were characterized many years ago [ 19 , 35 – 38 ]. Few studies seek to explore the full extent of butterfly diversity to look for novel pigments.…”

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Different ommochrome pigment mixtures enable sexually dimorphic Batesian mimicry in disjunct populations of the common palmfly butterfly, Elymnias hypermnestra

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With varied, brightly patterned wings, butterflies have been the focus of much work on the evolution and development of phenotypic novelty. However, the chemical structures of wing pigments from few butterfly species have been identified. We characterized the orange wing pigments of female Elymnias hypermnestra butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from two Southeast Asian populations. This species is a sexually dimorphic Batesian mimic of several model species. Females are polymorphic: in some populations, females are dark, resemble conspecific males, and mimic Euploea spp. In other populations, females differ from males and mimic orange Danaus spp. Using LC-MS/MS, we identified nine ommochrome pigments: six from a population in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and five compounds from a population in Bali, Indonesia. Two ommochromes were found in both populations, and only two of the nine compounds have been previously reported. The sexually dimorphic Thai and Balinese populations are separated spatially by monomorphic populations in peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra, suggesting independent evolution of mimetic female wing pigments in these disjunct populations. These results indicate that other butterfly wing pigments remain to be discovered.

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Different ommochrome pigment mixtures enable sexually dimorphic Batesian mimicry in disjunct populations of the common palmfly butterfly, Elymnias hypermnestra

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“…The same has been recorded for two related thecline species (Imafuku et al, 2002a). Concerning blue pigments, there is a sarpedobilin belonging to a class of tetrapyrroles in the wing membrane of the papilionids Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) (Choussy et al, 1973) andG. weiskei (Ribbe, 1900) (Barbier, 1983).…”

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Sexual differences in spectral sensitivity and wing colouration of 13 species of Japanese Thecline butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Imafuku¹

2013

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. The correlation between dorsal wing colours and spectral sensitivity of the compound eyes of 13 species of thecline butterflies, consisting of 8 sexually monomorphic and 5 dimorphic species, was investigated. Spectral reflectance of the dorsal surfaces of the wings was measured using a spectrophotometer and spectral sensitivities using electroretinography. All 13 species examined showed a common basic pattern of spectral sensitivity with a primary peak at a wavelength of 440-460 nm. Detailed analyses of the deviations in sensitivity from the basic pattern revealed a correlation in monomorphic species with conspicuous wing hues, especially in males.

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“…Moreover, the phorcas male colour pattern behaves as a dominant in phorcas x constantin us hybrids, and all other male phorcas species-hybrids bred so far, including dardanus x phorcas, show a greenish tinge. This green colour presumably results from the release of bile pigments into the wing membrane (including phorcabilin, unique to P.phorcas: Choussy et al, 1973;Choussy & Barbier, 1975;Allyn et al, 1982).…”

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Phylogenetic relationships of three African swallowtail butterflies, Papilio dardanus, P.phorcas and P.constantinus: New data from hybrids (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

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Systematic Entomology

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Abstract. Various laboratory‐bred hybrids between Papilio dardanus, P.phorcas and P.constantinus are reported. The principal object of the research was to obtain evidence regarding the evolutionary relationships of the three species, with particular reference to understanding the evolution of the mimetic patterns of P.dardanus. With regard to the latter, little progress was made but other findings were interesting, notably those concerning sex ratio, pupal coloration, and differences in male genitalia.

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Preliminary report on the neopterobilins, blue-green pigments from lepidoptera

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Different ommochrome pigment mixtures enable sexually dimorphic Batesian mimicry in disjunct populations of the common palmfly butterfly, Elymnias hypermnestra

Different ommochrome pigment mixtures enable sexually dimorphic Batesian mimicry in disjunct populations of the common palmfly butterfly, Elymnias hypermnestra

Sexual differences in spectral sensitivity and wing colouration of 13 species of Japanese Thecline butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Phylogenetic relationships of three African swallowtail butterflies, Papilio dardanus, P.phorcas and P.constantinus: New data from hybrids (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

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