Cinnabar Moth
Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Senecio jacobaea (Tansy Ragwort)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Europe. Introduced to North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 104 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 15, 2021
Submitted by: Beeeater
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: Jwolfe
Region: Clark County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 18, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 18, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2021
Submitted by: NickyBeth
Region: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 13, 2021
Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: Denmarkguy
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: QueenLala
Region: Linn County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: LevFam4
Region: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Kevin Wagoner
Region: Lake County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: pdxgene711
Region: Tillamook County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: May 10, 2013
Submitted by: Tom Hyde
Region: Marion County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: May 30, 2013
Submitted by: gregl300
Region: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: May 31, 2014
Submitted by: imrcw
Region: Polk County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 18, 2021
Observation date: May 17, 2019
Submitted by: Linda Fink
Region: Yamhill County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 14, 2021
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: Kamdushka
Region: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: ander725
Region: White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 19, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2013
Submitted by: NBBAM
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 03, 2019
Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: NBBAM
Region: San Juan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 28, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 16, 2019
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
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Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar Moth) was introduced from Europe as a control for the introduced plant Senecio jacobaea (Tansy Ragwort), the host plant for its caterpillars, which is toxic to livestock. (Bob Martin)