Ragwort with a cinnabar caterpillar
Introduction
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Ragwort with a cinnabar caterpillar
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 31 Jul 2008
The tiger-striped caterpillar of the cinnabar moth is on a ragwort stalk near the bottom of the photograph. The caterpillar is always found on ragwort. See Image for view of the area. See Image for another contributor's close up of a cinnabar caterpillar on ragwort.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.597414
Longitude
-0.598525