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Tyria
cinnabar moths
Tyria is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae, best known for Tyria jacobaeae (the cinnabar moth), a specialist herbivore that has been extensively studied for its role in biological control of toxic ragwort plants. The genus contains day-flying moths with aposematic coloration warning predators of their chemical defenses. Larvae sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from host plants in the genus Senecio.