Chestnut clearwing moth
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| Family: | Tischeriidae
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| Species: | C. perplexa
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| Coptotriche perplexa (Braun, 1972)
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The chestnut clearwing moth (Coptotriche perplexa) was a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It was endemic to the United States. It is characterized by clear wings and a dark and metallic blue abdomen seemingly wrapped in a yellow band of color.[2] It became extinct due to chestnut blight obliterating its primary food source, the American chestnut.
Sources[]
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996. Tischeria perplexa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T21920A9340802. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21920A9340802.en. Downloaded on 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Lepidoptera Odonata Web Atlas: Detail". www.vararespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Tischeriidae
- Extinct moths
- Endemic fauna of the United States
- Moths described in 1972
- Extinct insects since 1500
- Tischerioidea stubs