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Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

名字的由来： The moth is named after cinnabar, a red mineral, because of the red patches on its black wings.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

其他有毒动物

吃了有毒吃：植物碰了或吃了有毒，不注射毒液

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

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

有毒还是有毒液？有毒液的动物通过咬或蜇注入毒液。有毒的动物是碰了或吃了会受害。这一种是碰了或吃了有害的。

生活在

Native to Europe, western and central Asia, east to Siberia and China. Introduced to New Zealand, Australia and North America.1

欧洲, 亚洲

首页

The moth lives where its food plant, ragwort, grows. It was introduced to New Zealand, Australia and North America to control ragwort. Its caterpillars can be seen out in the open during the day, feeding on ragwort.1

长度

2 cm到3 cm (0.8 in到1.2 in)1

最高速度

约 9 公里/小时（5.6 英里/小时）

飞行, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

The caterpillars feed on ragwort, and sometimes on other Senecio plants such as groundsel. They absorb toxic, bitter-tasting alkaloids from the plant, which makes them unpalatable to predators. Large numbers can strip a patch of ragwort clean.1

Cinnabar moth的照片 — Cinnabar moth。照片：Christopher Stephens。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

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

毒力

吃了有毒

只有被什么东西吃掉时才有害。

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

它害怕时会做什么？

Its bright red and black colours warn predators that it is unpalatable, and predators seldom eat it.1

如果有人碰了或吃了它

如果有人吃了它，或吃后出现症状：立刻拨打急救电话或中毒急救中心。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果你碰了或吃了它：不要揉眼睛或嘴巴，洗手并就医。

它不是冲着你来的。它的毒只是为了不被吃掉。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

差不多和一个回形针一样长42 秒就能飞过一整个足球场

Cinnabar moth和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只家蝇 约 7 公里/小时 (4.4 mph)

Cinnabar moth 约 9 公里/小时 (5.6 mph)

一个全力冲刺的人 约 37 公里/小时 (23 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

给毒液专家

学名: Tyria jacobaeae
类别: 其他有毒动物
家人: Erebidae2
排序: Lepidoptera
大洲: 欧洲, 亚洲
宝宝: Females can lay up to 300 eggs, usually in batches of 30 to 60 on the underside of ragwort leaves.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3