Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cinnabar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
TribeArctiini (ermines and tigers)
SubfamilyARCTIINAE (ermines, tigers and footmen)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar) :
1: Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
26 May 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
eggs, on underside of Ragwort leaf
Image 1: Egg mass - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Eggs - close-up - magnified - silver background
2: Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
10 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Ragwort
Image 1: Larvae - at end of food supplyImage 2: Larvae - at end of food supply (2)Image 3: Larvae - at end of food supply (3)Image 4: Larvae - at end of food supply (4)Image 5: Larvae - at end of food supply (5)Image 6: Larvae - at end of food supply (6)Image 7: Larvae - close-upImage 8: Larvae - on flowers - close-upImage 9: Larvae - on flowers - close-up (2)Image 10: Larva - dorsal - enlargedImage 11: Larva - dorsal - enlarged (2)Image 12: Larva - lateral - enlargedImage 13: Larva - lateral - enlarged (2)Image 14: Larva - lateral - enlarged (3)Image 15: Larva - lateral - on flowers - enlargedImage 16: Larva - lateral - on flowers - enlarged (2)Image 17: Larva - latero-dorsal - enlargedImage 18: Larva - latero-dorsal - enlarged (2)
3: Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
27 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
larvae on Common Ragwort inflorescence
Image 1: Larvae on Common RagwortImage 2: Larva on Common Ragwort - close-up
4: Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
29 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Larva
Image 1: Larva - enlarged
5: Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
23 May 1970 OSGR: ZZ00 United Kingdom
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlarged
6: Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
18 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Larva on Ragwort
Image 1: Larva - enlarged

Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)
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