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cinnabar moth

cin·na·bar moth (plural cin·na·bar moths)


noun 
Definition:
 
large orange-red moth: a large European moth that has orange-red wings. It was introduced into the western United States in an attempt to control ragwort, the main food of its orange- and black-striped caterpillars. Latin name Hypocrita jacobaeae.

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