1. large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort; [syn: cinnabar, cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Callimorpha jacobeae
n 1: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of
ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
[syn: cinnabar, cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae]