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Noun: cinnabar moth
  1. 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