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The Cinnabar Moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Photo by Alys1
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Field Notes

Description:

A group of strippy caterpillars on a plant.

Habitat:

Country walk at chatterly Whitfield nature reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

The Cinnabar

Tyria jacobaeae

Reference Link
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Comments (4)
bayucca
Me too, however, I had not yet the privilege to see one ;-)... Here is some info about the principle host plant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobaea_vulgaris And the reports from US, where both, caterpillar AND host plant were introduced, or better, after the pest of the ragwort, the caterpillar was introduced as well for pest control. http://bugguide.net/node/view/685994/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/3823 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/526136014
Alys1
Thankyou Bayucca!! Love it!!
bayucca
Welcome to Project Noah, Alys!
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Callimorphina, Tyria jacobaeae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_moth http://www.arkive.org/cinnabar-moth/tyria-jacobaeae/
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PublishedJuly 28, 2014

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