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Cinnabar moth caterpillar

20 August 2011 by David

Cinnabar moth caterpillar

The cinnabar moth is a brightly-coloured, day-flying moth. Like its caterpillar it is brightly coloured, to advertise that it is poisonous. The poisons are absorbed from ragworts, the home and food of the caterpillar.

Cinnabar moth caterpillar

Categories David
River Severn at Severn Valley Country Park footbridge
Heather on a heathy section of Sutton Park
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