The researchers then captured more than 200 caterpillars, all of just three types: larvae of the cinnabar moth, the scarce vapourer moth and the European peacock butterfly. In the lab, they tested ...

In the 1960's, biologist William Hamilton became interested in the caterpillars of the cinnabar moth. Most caterpillars are heavily camouflaged to protect them from hungry birds. The cinnabar ...

They studied four species of caterpillars: cinnabar moth, scarce vapourer moth, European peacock butterfly, and common wasp. Researchers have long known that aquatic and amphibious use ...

This gives a local population one chance at surviving, if there is not enough ragwort in the area, then this beautiful species will become locally extinct. They do not fly far, and so it is unlikely ...