Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae)

Cinnabar Moth caterpillar feeding on a Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) plant in Suffolk, England, August 1969

Cinnabar Moth chrysalis in Suffolk, England, August 1969

Newly emerged Cinnabar Moth in Suffolk England, May 1970

Newly emerged Cinnabar Moth in Suffolk England, May 1970

Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar


Seen on grasses on sand dunes at the coast of North East England

Cinnabar Moth Larvae near Coos Bay, OR taken in May 2007.

Caterpilars feeding in large numbers on Senecio jacobaea plants growing in an open sandy wild flower field, Gent, Belgium, 14 July 2008



We found this beauty on our sliding glass door this afternoon

On the coast at Druridge bay, Northumberland

Showing the actual size & colour of this Cinnabar Moth that was just sitting on my lawn this afternoon - Waihi, NZ

Showing the underside

