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Definition of Cinnabar moth
1. Noun. Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort.
Generic synonyms: Arctiid, Arctiid Moth
Group relationships: Callimorpha, Genus Callimorpha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinnabar Moth
Literary usage of Cinnabar moth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Nature's Ways by Richard Kearton (1903)
"CATERPILLARS OF cinnabar moth ON RAGWORT. from a latitudinal point of view, than
either of the above-mentioned species ..."
2. Report on Economic Zoology by Frederick Vincent Theobald (1903)
"During the past year quite a number of new potato pests have appeared. Amongst them
may be mentioned the caterpillars of the cinnabar moth ..."
3. A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera by William Forsell Kirby (1897)
"The cinnabar moth, or Pink Underwing, as it is sometimes called, is found in
Europe and Western Asia to the Altai. The colouring is very peculiar, ..."
4. Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux (1894)
"The first of these is the cinnabar moth, which is common in all localities where
ita food plants—the groundsel (Senecio vulgar ¡K) and the ragwort (S. ..."
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