Cinnabar moth  (Tyria jacobaeae)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Arctiidae
Genus Tyria (1)
Size Caterpillar length: up to 30 mm (3)
Wingspan: 35-45 mm (2)
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Status

This widespread species is not threatened. It is not listed under any conservation designations (3).