Studies on the biochemistry of insects. XV. Trace elements in Celerio euphorbiae and Agrotis pronuba

M.D. Stamm; M. Dean-Guelbenzu

M.D. Stamm

M. Dean-Guelbenzu

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Published: 1962-06-01

Keywords:

INSECTS/chemistry, METAMORPHOSIS, Moths, TRACE ELEMENTS/chemistry, Animals, BIOLOGICAL/chemistry, Biological/chemistry, Insecta/chemistry, Metamorphosis, Trace Elements/chemistry

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Studies on the biochemistry of insects. XV. Trace elements in Celerio euphorbiae and Agrotis pronuba. (1962). Revista Española De Fisiología, 18(2), 45-51. https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/ref/article/view/48970

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Abstract

In this work the bio-elements content in ashes of two insects Agrotis prónuba imagines and Celerio euphorbiae larvae, are determined by spectrographical analysis.

The macro-components in both species are Ca, Mg, Na, K, P, Si; and the oligoelements in Celerio are found in decreasing amounts as follows : Fe > Al > Ba > Sr > Mn = Ti > Cu = Li > B > Cr; in Agrotis the series is : Fe > Mn = Zn > Al > Pb = Sr = Ti > Cr, and it is noted that Ba and Li spec- tral lines are not observed.

These results are compared with others that previously were obtained from other Lepidopterous species.

Keywords:

INSECTS/chemistry, METAMORPHOSIS, Moths, TRACE ELEMENTS/chemistry, Animals, BIOLOGICAL/chemistry, Biological/chemistry, Insecta/chemistry, Metamorphosis, Trace Elements/chemistry