Isolation and identification of the sex pheromone of females of Heliothis maritima (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

Four components have been isolated from an extract of the sex pheromone of the mothHeliothis maritima and have been identified: hexadecanal, hexadec-cis-11-enal, hexadec-cis-9-enal, and hexadec-cis-11-en-1-ol.