#2389 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Cinnabar moth

🇳🇱 Jakobsvlinder ·Tyria jacobaeae

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Kai-Philipp Schablewski · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Christopher Stephens · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Jenny Saito · CC BY 4.0
5. Krimpen aan de Lek, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. Uiterwaarden Lek, Lexmond, Utrecht, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
7. Ermelo, Nederland:© Jurriën de Vries · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Den Helder, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 4328 Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands:© Steven Schulting · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Lindenholt, Nimwegen, Gelderland, NL:© markusgmeiner · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The cinnabar moth ( Tyria jacobaeae ) is a brightly coloured arctiid moth found in Europe and western and central Asia. It has been introduced into New Zealand, Australia and North America to control the poisonous and nectar-rich ragwort, on which its larvae feed. The moth is named after the red mineral cinnabar because of the red patches on its predominantly black wings. 7 in).

base stats

NL sightings 2,267iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 44,709iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 2,267 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #5 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
44,709 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).