- Object name(s):
- insect: moth; Tyria jacobaeae: cinnabar; cinnabar moth
- Brief description:
- Cinnabar moths are mostly nocturnal. Their larvae feed on ragwort. This specimen was collected in July 1969 by C. W. Holcroft using a mercury vapour lamp. This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Insect
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- width 20 mm
- Field collection date:
- 03 July 1969
- Field collection place:
- Bishopsteignton
- Place coordinates:
- -3.545430 ,50.553491
- Field collection place:
- Newton Abbot
- Place coordinates:
- -3.545430 ,50.553491
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -3.545430 ,50.553491
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -3.545430 ,50.553491
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.545430 ,50.553491
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.545430 ,50.553491
- Field collector:
- Mr C W Holcroft (collector)
- Object name:
- insect: moth; Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus): cinnabar; cinnabar moth
- Object number:
- 53/1976/4
- Reproduction number:
- 53-1976-4.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Arthropods
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/dd650dab-dc7b-384f-b698-ca36f678d66f
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/dd650dab-dc7b-384f-b698-ca36f678d66f, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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