Coa vestis
{{short description|Wild silk textile from the island of Kos, used for clothing in Ancient Greece and Rome}}
Coa vestis is an ancient type of fabric named after its point of origin, the Greek island Kos.
Coa vestis was made by the wild silk of Pachypasa otus, a Mediterranean moth.[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bombyx Bombyx] in Merriam Webster.
Aristotle first mentioned coa vestis in the 4th century BC. Aristotle, hist.an. 5,19. 551b 13ff.
The elder Pliny reported Pamphila of Kos, daughter of Plateas, discovered the secret of silk manufacture. Pliny the Elder, Naturalis historia 11, 26.
After the 1st century AD the coa vestis was gradually superseded by Chinese silk, which was superior in quality.