NOUN
- large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
How To Use cinnabar moth In A Sentence
- These last few have been days to hold on to: bright sunshine through fat-bottomed clouds; ringlet butterflies flickering over flowering grasses; yellow-and-black-banded cinnabar moth caterpillars twitching as they spun threads to tie themselves to ragwort; bright pink lip-gloss heads of pyramidal orchids – these things once observed becoming dearly held. Country diary: Wenlock Edge
- Ragwort is the food plant for more than 70 species of insects, most notably the cinnabar moth.
- These last few have been days to hold on to: bright sunshine through fat-bottomed clouds; ringlet butterflies flickering over flowering grasses; yellow-and-black-banded cinnabar moth caterpillars twitching as they spun threads to tie themselves to ragwort; bright pink lip-gloss heads of pyramidal orchids – these things once observed becoming dearly held. Country diary: Wenlock Edge
- Ragwort supports the life cycle of a multitude of creatures, most notably the cinnabar moth.
