Chestnut clearwing moth

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.

Chestnut clearwing moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Coptotriche
Species:
C. perplexa
Binomial name
Coptotriche perplexa
(Braun, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria perplexa Braun, 1972

Sources
  1. 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.
  2. "Lepidoptera Odonata Web Atlas: Detail". www.vararespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-01-30.


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