Cinnabar
Tyria jacobaeae
Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England - July 2012
The Cinnabar is common throughout most of England, becoming more coastal in Scotland to as far north as Skye. Adults are active both day and night.
Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England - July 2012
Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England - May 2013
Common Ragwort is the normal foodplant of the larvae and the plants are often covered in the distinctive orange and black striped caterpillars.
early instar Caterpillar - Burton Marsh, Cheshire, England - July 2006
late instar Caterpillar - Newborough, Anglesey, Wales - July 2008
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