Caterpillar of the Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
Introduction
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Caterpillar of the Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 7 Aug 2008
The caterpillar is on ragwort as shown in Image and Image When I took those I only became aware of the caterpillars when looking at the photos later, so I went back a few days later and easily found half a dozen of these caterpillars which feed on ragwort.
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Image Location
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Latitude
51.597327
Longitude
-0.598817