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Te anuhe o te pūrēhua cinnabar

Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus
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Cinnabar moth, [Tyria jacobaeae]

Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae

Pūtoi
Order
Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family
Arctiidae
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Te Rahi

  • 20–25 mm

Size range

  • 20–25 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Ūropi; he kaha ake te kitea i te pito whakararo o Te Ika a Māui me te pito whakarunga o Te Waipounamu.

Distribution

  • From Europe, more common in lower North Island and upper South Island

Te Huringa Ora

  • I kawea mai ki konei hei patu ā–koiora i te ragwort.
  • He pūrēhua rere awatea.
  • Kai ai ngā torongū i ngā rau me ngā pua o te ragwort.
  • He paitini tonu te torongū me te pūrēhua ki ngā manu.

Life history

  • Larvae feed on leaves and flowers of ragwort
  • Caterpillar and moth poisonous to birds
  • Introduced as a biological control for ragwort
  • Day–flying moth

Gallery

Caterpillar of the cinnabar moth, [Tyria jacobaeae] Image: Caricato da Jensbn CC-BY 3.0 Image
Caterpillar of the cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae Image: Caricato da Jensbn CC-BY 3.0
Cinnabar moth, [Tyria jacobaeae] Image
Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar moth, [Tyria jacobaeae]. Image: Phil Bendle Image
Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae. Image: Phil Bendle