This is a Cinnabar moth, newly emerged from its cocoon. When I look out of my door, I look for the little things. Nature is my neighbourhood. I overwintered twelve Cinnabar moths that I’d nurtured from caterpillars. Eleven emerged safely. The twelfth, unfortunately, hatched a parasitic wasp.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThis is an incredible picture, Carrie. The moth must be tiny, considering the size of the leaf underneath. His vivid colors are so artistic! Nature is the best of all neighborhoods. Thank you for sharing this treasure.
Hi Fuji, thanks for your comment. The cinnabar moth is about 20mm, it’s one of our day flying moths. The caterpillars only feed on ragwort, so they are scarce in areas where the ragwort is killed because it can be poisonous for animals, although animals aren’t generally stupid enough to eat it!
It’s the wings that stand out Carrie, so beautiful, and large.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI love both these and the burnet moths. I’ll try and post a picture of one of those at some stage too. I love to see the cinnabar caterpillars in their black and yellow striped jackets too.
Love our cinnabar moths! We get a lot of the caterpillars round here once the ragwort starts growing in! The boys love them!
You and your brother used to love looking for them too.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThis was amazing, Carrie. Cinnabar moth’s color is very stunning. I love nature too. It will always be my neighborhood.
They are certainly very striking Lotchie. You can’t miss the flash of red as they flutter by.
I have to admit that I usually don’t give moths as much thought as butterflies. However, you have taught me that there is a whole other world next to it. The world of moths seem to cover a huge and varied art collection.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWe certainly have a greater proliferation of moths than butterflies, in our country anyway. Most people think moths to be drab colours, but there are some real beauties!
The red on it really stands out against the grey. It is a beautiful creature. It is so nice to hear that nature is your neighbourhood.
They are stunning. I love the nature around me.
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