Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar
by Inga Spence
Title
Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar
Artist
Inga Spence
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Caterpillar of the Cinnabar Moth 'Tyria jacobaeae' feeding on Tansy Ragwort 'Senecio jacobaea' - mid August, Del Norte County, California, USA. The bright black and yellow color alerts predators that they are toxic. They gain their poison though eating the ragwort and sequestering its toxic pyrolizidine alkaloids.
Uploaded
July 15th, 2015
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar. Click here to post the first comment.