Noun: cinnabar moth
- Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
"Cinnabar moths have proven effective at controlling invasive ragwort";
- cinnabar, Callimorpha jacobeae
Derived forms: cinnabar moths
Type of: arctiid, arctiid moth
Part of: Callimorpha, genus Callimorpha
Encyclopedia: Cinnabar moth