Tyria Jacobaeae Collection

Drop of blood (or scalp of senecon, tyria, carmine) on a plant of Jacob's senecon - Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae
FLO4562341 Drop of blood (or scalp of senecon, tyria, carmine) on a plant of Jacob's senecon - Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, larva and pupa on ragwort plant, Jacobaea vulgaris. St

Various butterflies (Sesiidae, Zygaenidae, Noctuidae, Erebidae), chromolithograph, published in 1892
Various butterflies (Sesiidae, Zygaenidae, Noctuidae, Erebidae): 1) Hornet moth (Sesia apiformis), a-caterpillar, b-pupa, c-butterfly; 2) Six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae), a-caterpillar

Miller moth, Acronicta leporina 1-5, and cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae 6-8
5912530 Miller moth, Acronicta leporina 1-5, and cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae 6-8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge

Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) perched on leaf of yellow flower, eggs laid on underside of leaf shown in separate, enlarged section

Cinnabar Moth -Tyria jacobaeae-, caterpillar feeding on yellow ragwort flowers -Senecio sp.-, Altenseelbach, Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cinnabar moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding on Ragwort plants (Senecio jacobaea), Corfe Common, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) on a leaf

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) perched on leaf

Cinnabar moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae). The yellow and black colouration of these caterpillars acts as a warning to predators that they are poisonous

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Discover the captivating world of Tyria jacobaeae, the vibrant Cinnabar Moth, as depicted in this 1892 chromolithograph. Feast your eyes on intricately detailed illustrations of various butterflies, including Sesiidae, Zygaenidae, Noctuidae, and Erebidae, accompanied by the striking image of the Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae). Witness the beauty of the adult moth perched on a yellow flower, with enlarged sections revealing its eggs laid on the underside of a leaf. Delve deeper into its life cycle, observing the caterpillars feeding on yellow ragwort flowers (Senecio sp.) in Germany and North America. This exquisite hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock, based on Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers' Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, invites us to appreciate the intricate details of this fascinating creature.