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Cinnabar moth caterpillar

Tyria jacobaeae

Description:

The species has been introduced into New Zealand and other countries, to control poisonous ragwort, on which its larvae feed. Caterpillar spotted in Waimangu, Rotorua NZ.

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Rotorua, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 10, 2010
Submitted on Oct 14, 2012

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