Species Account for Tyria jacobaeae
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Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758) 72.031
Cinnabar
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Erebidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Status: Section 41 Priority Species - research only
Records: 3610
First Record: 1913
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 57
Pre-1992 hectads: 34
Total hectads: 57
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Cinnabar 10
cinnabar adult
cinnabar larva
Cinnabar 2
Cinnabar moth caterpillars on ragwort
Cinnabar
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Tyria jacobaeae on UK Moths website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 622 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 6 records with subhabitat information)
Structural Habitat Data (based on 8 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 3610 records with habitat detail and method information)
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