Abstract
Maculinea rebeli (or Glaucopsyche rebeli, according to Nassig, 1995) is one of the species listed in the Red Data Book of Bavaria in the highest category (Geyer and Bucker, 1992) and requires special attention in management. The larval foodplant for M. rebeli is Gentiana cruciata and the host ant, Myrmica schencki, so these two species are a basic requirement for its occurrence. The availability of hostplant and host-ant species determines the quality of potential habitats. However, in many other butterfly species it has been shown that the food plant has to grow under certain environmental conditions to be suitable for oviposition and larval development (e.g. Thomas, 1983, 1991; Thomas et al., 1986; Warren, 1992; Bourn and Thomas, 1993; Geyer and Dolek, 1995; Vogel, 1995). For management this knowledge is of major importance and the following questions arise:
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