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Chestnut ermine moth

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Chestnut ermine moth

Possibly Extinct  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. castaneella
Binomial name
Argyresthia castaneella
Busck, 1915
Synonyms

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

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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 15 August 2023.