title: Melampyrumsylvaticum as a pre-diapause host plant of the scarce fritillary (Euphydryasmaturna) in Finland.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The scarce fritillary Euphydryas (Hypodryas) maturna (L.) is included in the Habitats Directive's Annexes II and IV(a). Therefore, it is crucially important to be able to define the habitat and breeding places of E.maturna in a correct and unbiased way.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data on a previously unknown pre-diapause main host plant, the small cow-wheat (Melampyrumsylvaticum L.), of Euphydryasmaturna in Finland is presented.
authors: Metapopulation Research Centre, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland ; Faunatica Oy, Espoo, Finland.
authors: Marko
authors: M
authors: Nieminen
keywords: Euphydryasmaturna; Finland; Habitats Directive; Melampyrumsylvaticum; host plant; scarce fritillary