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Cinnabar Moth (caterpillar)

Description:

Bold caterpillar striped in black and yellow.

Habitat:

Chowing down on tansy ragwort in my friend's backyard.

Notes:

Apparently they are not native, used as a biological control for the noxious weed, tansy ragwort.

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1 Comment

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Hi fibreisle, since you know the name of your spotting, please fill out its scientific name as well, Thanks !

Here's a Link for more Info on this organism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_mo...

fibreisle
Spotted by
fibreisle

Washington, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Aug 8, 2011

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