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Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar

Tyria jacobaeae

Photo by MaggieNoel
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Field Notes

Description:

Striped caterpillars

Habitat:

Unknown

Notes:

My mom found it

Species ID Suggestions

Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar

Tyria jacobaeae

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Moved to arthropods for you.
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Callimorphina, Tyria jacobaeae. http://bugguide.net/node/view/685994/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/3823/bgimage Introduced from Europe for the pest control of also introduced ragwort! So you not only got a very nice caterpillar but also an interesting one. So, please, read the additional information in the links. It is very exciting and educational! http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2069 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobaea_vulgaris

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PublishedJuly 25, 2014

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