Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, on ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris
Update: In fact, it’s a Six-spot burnet, Zygaena filipendulae, on ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris. Probably.
The Stages of Cin (#3)
by Krilling for Company in Biology, Botany, Entomology, Lepidoptera, Photography and tagged aposematism, black-and-red wings, British moths, cinnabar moth, common ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris, Lepidoptera, lepidoptery, nature photography, poisonous moth, ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, Six-spot burnet, Tyria jacobaeae, warning colors, warning colours, wild flowers, yellow flowers, Zygaena filipendulae
