host plant of Thecla betulae

[Niklas Wahlberg]

Hi,
  It is Prunus padus in Finland (the only common Prunus species around
here).

Cheers,
Niklas

Koen Berwaerts wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone give me a list of host plant species of Thecla betulae (brown
> hairstreak)  (in Europe) ?
> I already have :
> -Prunus cerasifera
> -Prunus domestica
> -Prunus domestica insititia
> -Prunus spinosa
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> Koen Berwaerts
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> Department of Biology
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> 
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