#tyriajacobaeae

[katzs-amigurumi]

#CinnabarMoth #Cinnabar #BlackAndRed #Tyriajacobaeae #Moth #insect #BritishWildlife #Wildlife #nature #UnitedKingdom #Hongkonger (at Derby) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfM87tdsK0U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[iplantsman]

Only saw one Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar yesterday. Most years the Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) (note the Genus name of Ragwort and the species name of the moth) at Tentsmuir Beach is teaming with them. . #cinnabar #cinnabarmoth #Tyriajacobaeae #caterpillar #moth #ragwort #Jacobaeavulgaris #tentsmuir #tentsmuirbeach #beach #coast #fife #scotland #moth (at Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9V5FGAknW/?igshid=9h30xwz7noed

[redhex]

Cinnabar moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae). These brightly coloured larvae develop into equally brightly coloured red and black moths, named after the red mineral ore of mercury, cinnabar. Their bright colours are a warning of their toxicity due to exclusive feeding on genus Senecio such as ragwort shown here, from which they absorb alkaloids that make them unpalatable, and they also possess irritating hairs. Because of this they face low predation, often leading to large populations completely stripping food sources before reaching pupation. This has led to the evolution of frequent cannibalism as a population and thus food source regulating mechanism. Chertsey, 14/07/17 #cinnabarmoth #caterpillar #tyriajacobaeae #toxiccolors #lepidoptera #ragwort #blackandyellow (at Chertsey)

[smhennessy-blog]

This morning I discovered my new garden full of cinnabar larvae. Better go move them before the grass is cut.. #cinnabar #cinnabarmoth #cinnabarmothcaterpillar #ragwort #tyria #tyriajacobaeae #arctiid #arctiidae #moth #diurnalmoth #dayflyingmoth #lepidoptera #insect #ukwildlife

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae). by od0man A very distinctive moth that I more frequently encounter as a larva with it's black and yellow 'rugby shirt' stripes! This is only the third time I've had it as a visitor to my trap! Liden, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. 2017-05-29. http://flic.kr/p/VrVZod