Cinnabar moth
The cinnabar moth is a brightly coloured day-flying moth with red and black wings. It is native to Europe and parts of Asia, and it has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia and North America. Its bright colours warn predators that it is poisonous.1

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no
- Predominantly black wings with red patches1
- Adults are about 2 cm long, with a wingspan of 3.4 to 4.6 cm1
- Often seen flying in daylight, though it is also active at night1
- Young caterpillars are pale yellow; later caterpillars are jet-black with orange or yellow stripes1
- Rarely, the red can be yellow, the forewing can be all red with a black border, or the wings can be completely black1
Awuduro ahoɔden
Ɛyɛ asiane bere a biribi adi no nko ara.
Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛnyɛ denƐte sɛ wowa wɔ anaa ɛnnu saa. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnni asiane ma nnipa.Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?
Its bright red and black colours warn predators that it is unpalatable, and predators seldom eat it.1
Sɛ obi de ne nsa ka anaa ɔdi a
- Sɛ obi adi bi anaa ne ho anyɛ no dɛ bere a wadi akyi a: frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma anaa awuduro ho mmoa adwumayɛbea (poison centre) ntɛm ara.
Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw
Hwɛ wo ho so
- Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
- Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
- Sɛ wode wo nsa kaa no anaa wodii a: mfa wo nsa ntwitwi w'ani anaa w'ano, hohoro wo nsa na hwehwɛ dɔkota mmoa.
Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ne ho awuduro no wɔ hɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a biribiara renni no. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho
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ɛbɛtumi atu atwa bɔɔlobɔ agodibea mu nyinaa wɔ anibu 42 muCinnabar moth kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?
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The caterpillars can turn cannibalistic, mainly when food is short, and will eat other cinnabar caterpillars.1
Cuckoos are an exception to the moth's protection, as some species eat its hairy, poisonous caterpillars.1
The moth was used as a biocontrol agent against ragwort, working alongside the Tansy ragwort flea beetle in the western United States.1
Very few caterpillars usually survive to the pupal stage, because they can eat their food plant bare before they mature.1
Evidence suggests the Brown long-eared bat preys on this moth.1
The caterpillars overwinter as cocoons on the ground.1
Baabi a nsɛm no fi
- Cinnabar moth (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tyria jacobaeae (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
- Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.
Nsɛm biara a ɛwɔ kratafa yi so wɔ nɔma a ɛkyerɛ ne fibea. Sɛ yɛfom biribi a, kafra, yɛyɛ mmoa ho akɔnnɔfoɔ, ɛnyɛ nyansahu nwoma. Ka kyerɛ yɛn wɔ [email protected] na yɛbɛsiesie.
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