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Cinnabar Moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae)
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Cinnabar larva feeding on Ragworth the caterpillars can consume whole Ragworth plants and because of this they are used as a biocontrol to reduce Ragworth as it is harmfull to livestock.
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