A Mosaic of Chemical Coevolution in a Large Blue Butterfly This Paper. Dutch Alcon Blue Butterfly Schomburgk's Deer Dodo Thylacine Woolly Mammoth Sabre-toothed Cat. 8 Most Unique Butterflies in the World - AZ Animals $2.00. The Alcon blue: conditions must be just right for the butterfly to fly. 2. Bounties were placed on it by ranchers and others for fear it would kill their livestock. . This article is only an excerpt. This small butterfly is found mainly in heathland where the silvery-blue wings of the males provide a marvellous sight as they fly low over the heather. ''Phengaris alcon'', more commonly known as Alcon Blue or Alcon Large Blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family and is found in Europe and Northern Asia. This Dutch butterfly a subspecies of the Alcon Blue was found mainly in the grasslands of The Netherlands. . Oct 22, 2020 - Butterfly Blue Phengaris alcon, blue butterfly, seven blue butterflies transparent background PNG clipart 11 Amazing Butterfly Facts for Kids [UPDATED Facts] It has always been rare in the UK, but declined dramatically during the 20th century and became extinct in 1979. Maculinea alcon - Butterfly Conservation Armenia It can be seen flying in mid to late summer. [Photographs, D. R. Nash] 96% of the mass of all mammals on Earth is now us humans and our livestock. Image credit: khteWisconsin via Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0. . The ants, realizing their mistake, immediately attack the winged creature. Author: Margus Vilbas. Once adopted into a nest, Alcon larvae are fed the regurgitations of nurse ants. A Unique Population in a Unique Area: The Alcon Blue Butterfly and Its ... $2.00. The stunning Madeiran Large White butterfly was found in the valleys of the Laurisilva forests on Portugal's Madeira Islands. BibTeX @MISC{Maes04functionalconservation, author = {Dirk Maes and Wouter Vanreusel and Willem Talloen and Hans Van Dyck}, title = {Functional conservation units for the endangered Alcon Blue butterfly Maculinea alcon in Belgium (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)}, year = {2004}}