Cinnabar Moth caterpillars are big and fat at this time of year and are easily spotted as they are almost exclusively found on Ragwort - an Buachalán Buí -... Wednesday, 28 May 2025 ePaper ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...