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The black and red day flying moth among the green grass of a meadow
The scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth belonging to the tiger moth subfamily, Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nDescription:\nCallimorpha dominula has a wingspan of 45–55 millimeters. Adults of this species are quite variable in color. The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings. Hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings. These moths may also occur in rare color forms, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. The thorax is black glossed with green and shows two longitudinal short yellow stripes. The abdomen is black. The scarlet tiger moth has developed mouthparts, that allow it to feed on nectar. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 40 millimeters .  They are dark gray with yellow stripes and small white dots.\nBiology:\nThe imagines are active during the day in May and June. This species has a single generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Geranium, Lamium, Lonicera, Myosotis, Populus, Prunus, Ranunculus, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus species). \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Turkey, South Caucasus and northern Iran). These moths prefer damp areas (wet meadows, river banks, fens and marshes), but they also can be found on rocky cliffs close to the sea (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Moths on leaves in nature, North China Plain
Cinnabar moth resting in a greenhouse
Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) on nettle
Resting Lythria cruentaria in the sunlight.
A closeup of a red, metallic blue cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae sitting on a green Tansy leaf.
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The cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)
Moth (probably a Six-spot Burnet) with red and black wings feeding on a Seat hrift flower in Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall on a June day.
Tyria jacobaeae larval stage.
Incurvaria masculella Feathered Diamond-Back Moth Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
six-spot burnet on a flower of a field scabious
Two six-spot burnets (Zygaena filipendulae) feeding on the nectar of a scabiosa.
The distinctively marked day flying moth on a blade of grass.
Eressa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, resting in a meadow drying his wings under the early morning sun.
Zygaena laeta moth
This Cinnabar moth was newly emerged and it's wings had not fully expanded. It is bright, and well focussed with good details.\nThe background is leafy, green and gently blurring.
Mindo or Mindo valley is a mountainous watershed in the western slopes of the andes. The cloud forest is vegetal strip towards the lowlands.
A Burnet moth on the North Cornwall coast
Colorful butterfly or moth on wildflower during sunset\n[url=/search/lightbox/4993571][IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/3032065487_f6e753ae37.jpg?v=0[/IMG][/url]
The day flying moth on the purple wild flower
A Virginia ctenucha moth on wood in the Laurentian forest.
A red and black butterfly is perched on a leaf. The butterfly is small and has a black head. The leaf is green and the background is a mix of green and blue
Eressa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) resting in a meadow drying his wings under the early morning sun.
Zygaena fausta is a member of the family Zygaenidae, the day-flying burnet moths. Its bright aposematic colours of red, white and black on the wings indicate to possible predators such as birds that it is foul tasting or poisonous.
The 5 and 6 spot burnet are day flying moths. This photograph was taken on the bank of the Taw river estuary. (North Devon UK).  Summer 2017.
The six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is a common species throughout Europe.\nThe sexes are similar and have a wingspan of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). The fore wings are dark metallic green with six vivid red spots (sometimes the spots are merged causing possible confusion with other species such as thefive-spot burnet). Occasionally, the spots are yellow or even black. The hind wings are red with a blackish fringe. The adults fly on hot, sunny days from June to August,[Note 1] and are attracted to a wide variety of flowers such as knapweed and scabious, as well as the larval food plants bird's foot trefoil and clover. The species overwinters as a larva.\nThe larva is plump and hairy with variable markings, usually pale green with rows of black spots. It pupates in a papery cocoon attached to foliage (source Wikipedia).
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