Dutch alcon blue

The Dutch alcon blue (Phengaris alcon arenaria) was a subspecies of the alcon blue butterfly (Phengaris alcon). There is not much known about this subspecies, but it has always been very rare. It was endemic to the Netherlands, where two populations were known. One in Meijendel (dunes north of The Hague), and in the Meije (in the neighbourhood of the Nieuwkoopse Plassen). The population in the Meije disappeared in 1975 and in Meijendel this subspecies disappeared in 1979.

Dutch alcon blue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Phengaris
Species:	P. alcon
Subspecies:	†P. a. arenaria
Trinomial name
†Phengaris alcon arenaria (Lemke, 1942)
Synonyms
Maculinea alcon arenaria (Lemke[who?], 1942)

See also

• List of extinct animals of Europe
• List of extinct animals of the Netherlands

References

• Maas, P. 2005. Duingentiaanblauwtje - Maculinea alcon arenaria. The Extinction Website. Downloaded on 24 October 2014.