Biology:Chestnut ermine moth
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Short description: Extinct species of moth
| Chestnut ermine moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. castaneella
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia castaneella Busck, 1915
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| Synonyms | |
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Argyresthia castaneela (lapsus) | |
The chestnut ermine moth (Argyresthia castaneella) is an extinct species of moth in the subfamily Argyresthiinae. It was endemic to the United States . The species was only seen in two states, New Hampshire and Vermont. It became extinct due to chestnut blight obliterating its primary food source, the American chestnut.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2018). "Argyresthia castaneella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T2100A134977124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018.RLTS.T2100A134977124.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2100/134977124. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108423/Argyresthia_castaneella.
Wikidata ☰ Q4847821 entry
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