Definition of "cinnabar moth" [cinnabar moth]

• Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "These last few have been days to hold on to: bright sunshine through fat-bottomed clouds; ringlet butterflies flickering over flowering grasses; yellow-and-black-banded cinnabar moth caterpillars twitching as they spun threads to tie themselves to ragwort; bright pink lip-gloss heads of pyramidal orchids – these things once observed becoming dearly held."