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Cinnabar Moth

Tyria jacobaeae

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Blodgett, Oregon

Gaston, Oregon

North Bend, Oregon

Kalama, Washington

Langley, Washington

Olympia, Washington

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sue_p

Woodinville, WA | June 2011 | Positive

Found several cinnabar moths in my backyard pasture in south Snohomish county - very pretty! A seemingly good transplant to help reduce tansy ragwort :)

causmik

Olympia, WA | August 2006 | Positive

This cool looking "bug" was brought into the Olympia WA area to do just that...eat the Ragwort. For a number of years you could find hundreds of them on one plant, doing their job.

I still find the moths but seldom see the caterpillars.

kennedyh

(Zone 10a) | July 2006 | Positive

The Cinnabar Moth caterpillars in the black and yellow striped pyjamas are useful as they feed communally on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) which is quite a problem weed in many places. The Ragwort is here in Australia, but no Cinnabar Moths to keep it under control.

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