Alex Hyde / Aposematism describes the use of bright colouration and bold patterns to advertise that an organism is unpalatable or dangerous. All three insects are foul-tasting or toxic if eaten: Wood Tiger moth...
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Nick Upton / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar feeding on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in meadow. Wiltshire, England, UK. July.
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Bernard Castelein / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaea) caterpillars on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July
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Loic Poidevin / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) Vendee, France, May
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Philippe Clement / Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding on leaves of Common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in summer, Belgium, July
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Philippe Clement / Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding on leaves of Common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Belgium, July.
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Nick Upton / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillars feeding on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Cinnabar moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.
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Alex Hyde / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar feeding on Common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, July.
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Alex Hyde / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillars feeding on Common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, July.
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Paul Hobson / Cinnabar moth adult (Tyria jacobaeae) on orange hawkweed, Yorkshire, England, UK, June.
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Robert Thompson / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) resting on flower bud, Great Saltee Island, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland.
