Cinnabar moth (2425/2613)
Caterpillar of the cinnabar moth feeding on ragwort (Senecio jacobaea). This moth plays a role in the biological control of ragwort, a significant agricultural weed in New Zealand.
- Scientific name
- Tyria jacobaeae
- Common names
- cinnabar moth
- Location
- Ahimanawa Range, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 1932
- Tags
- biocontrol, caterpillar, Erebidae, Lepidoptera, moth, Tyria, Tyria jacobaeae
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