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Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Description:

A black moth with distinctive bright red markings.

Habitat:

Spotted on a wall in downtown Federal Way, Wa.

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4 Comments

Brian38
Brian38 6 years ago

Thank you Daniele.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 6 years ago

Congratulations Brian, your beautiful Cinnabar Moth has been chosen to illustrate today's fact for National Moth Week 2017:

"National Moth Week 2017 continues! Thanks to all of you who have submitted moths spottings so far. In honor of this year’s focus on tiger moths, Project Noah ranger, National Moth Week organizer and Cornell University entomology student Jacob Gorneau is bringing us daily interesting facts about tiger moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae):
"Yesterday we discussed the ability of some tiger moth species to jam bat sonar. Some tiger moths are also very chemically defended. Some moths may sequester toxic plant chemicals, while others break down toxic chemicals found in their host plants and create new toxins for defense. Many organisms that are chemically defended also have aposematic, or warning coloration to indicate to predators that they are chemically defended.
The Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobeae) is a moth which is chemically defended and aposematically colored, meaning it has warning coloration. It is native to Europe but was introduced in Oregon where is has been a successful biocontrol agent in the management of the invasive tansy ragwort".
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Tyria jacobaeae spotted in Washington, USA, by Brian38
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National Moth Week is from July 22-30. Are you participating? Please register a public or private event here: http://buff.ly/2uO3xZT, especially if your country or region isn't on the map yet!
Don't forget to submit photos of moths you spot here!
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Brian38
Brian38 6 years ago

Thank you James

JamesPriest2
JamesPriest2 6 years ago

Beautiful

Brian38
Spotted by
Brian38

Federal Way, Washington, United States

Spotted on Jun 11, 2017
Submitted on Jun 11, 2017

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