🪨 A red mineral 🦋 A red moth 🟥 Bright red

cinnabar

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A red and black moth whose caterpillars eat ragwort leaves

noun
/ˈsɪnəˌbɑr/

: polilla cinabrio

The cinnabar is easily recognized by its striking red and black wings.

Examples

The cinnabar moth is often seen in gardens.
Have you spotted a cinnabar in the wild?
A cinnabar moth larva can be seen feeding on the leaves of a ragwort plant.
Farmers released thousands of cinnabar moths to help control ragwort in the fields.
The cinnabar moth lays its eggs on ragwort plants, ensuring the larvae have plenty to eat.
During spring, you can often spot the cinnabar moth fluttering around gardens filled with ragwort.
In our biology class, we learned about the cinnabar, a moth whose larvae help control ragwort growth.

Synonyms

cinnabar moth

vscinnabar

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A large European moth with bright red and black wings whose caterpillars eat ragwort

is stated as the same species introduced to control ragwort without region detail

Callimorpha jacobeae

vscinnabar

Specialized

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A large red and black European moth whose caterpillars eat the weed ragwort

is presented as introduced to control ragwort generally rather than only one country

Compounds

cinnabar chanterelle

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A bright red or orange mushroom with a peppery taste that grows in forests

cinnabar moth

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A large European moth with bright red and black wings whose caterpillars eat ragwort

Surface Forms

cinnabar singular

cinnabars plural

Etymology

Cinnabar (the moth) is named after the bright red mineral cinnabar because the moth's red and black colours look like the red pigment. So the moth's name simply links its appearance to the mineral's colour.