Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae, (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.
Flies during the day

Forewing length: 17-23mm.
Foodplant(s): Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), groundsels (Senecio spp.), Colt's-foot (Tussilago farfara)
Flying: One generation, mid May-early August
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Heathlands, downland and wasteground.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

10607 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF2069 (ABH72.031)