シロチョウ科の蝶の翅の螢光性物質に就いて

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Fluorescent substances of the wings of the butterflies, Pieridae, including Pieris rapae, Pieris melete, Anthocaris scolymus, Colias hyale, Eurema hecabe and Gonepteryx mahaguru, were extracted and studied by paper chromatography. The results are shown in figure 1 and table 1. In the white butterflies, P. rapae, P. melete and A. scolymus, three fluorescent spots were recognized as follows, (a) a white yellowish green spot (2 in fig. 1) (b) a purple spot of ichthyopterin (3) (c) a pale yellowish green syot (4) Of them, fluorescence of ichthyopterin was very strong. In the yellow butterflies, C. hyale, E. hecabe and G. mahaguru, a strong yellow fluorescent spot (1 in fig. 1) was recognized in addition to the above-mentioned three spots. In the winga of P. rapae, the difference between male and female was very distinct. In the male, fluorescence of ichthyopterin was much stronger than in the female. In the female of C. hyale, it was found that the difference between the yellow type and the white type depended on the amount of yellow fluorescent substance of spot (1).
1954-05-15