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

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- 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
Agbára májèlé
Ó léwu kìkì bí ohun kan bá jẹ ẹ́.
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
Its bright red and black colours warn predators that it is unpalatable, and predators seldom eat it.1
Bí ẹnìkan bá fọwọ́ kàn án tàbí jẹ ẹ́
- Bí ẹnìkan bá jẹ ẹ́ tàbí tí ó ní àmì àìsàn lẹ́yìn tí ó jẹ ẹ́: pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ tàbí ibùdó ìmọ̀ràn májèlé lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí o bá fọwọ́ kàn án tàbí jẹ ẹ́: má ṣe fọwọ́ pa ojú tàbí ẹnu rẹ, fọ ọwọ́ rẹ kí o sì wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Májèlé rẹ̀ wà níbẹ̀ kìkì kí ohunkóhun má baà jẹ ẹ́. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó pínì ìwé (paper clip)
lè fò kọjá gbogbo pápá bọ́ọ̀lù ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 42Báwo ni Cinnabar moth ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
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
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Cinnabar moth (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tyria jacobaeae (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
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