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cinnabar moth

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Noun1.cinnabar moth - large red-and-black European mothcinnabar moth - large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar
arctiid, arctiid moth - stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
Callimorpha, genus Callimorpha - cinnabar moths
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The most well known is the Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaea.
'Noxious' weed has vital role in nature; A SENIOR MOMENT By JILL ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The cinnabar moth, common blue butterfly and hoverfly have all been seen in the meadow The mix of wild grasses present in the meadow also provides a larval food source for other species of butterfly such as the meadow brown and small heath.
Blooming in Billingham by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
The cinnabar moth was a month early and green winged orchids flowered two months ahead of schedule.
2007 was year of chaos for UK's wildlife, says National Trust by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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