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The Cinnabar Moth can use many members of the genus Senecio as foodplants but for long term success larger plants that persist for a long time are necessary. Some uninformed people who campaign against ragwort say that groundsel is sufficient as a foodplant. This is not true. While the caterpillars can and do use groundsel the plants are small and unlikely to support large batches of eggs also groundsel is a more ephemeral plant that does not normally persist on sites.
| TL | 10 July 22:32 | First sighting |
| TR | 10 July 22:34 | Probably carrying a kit to a new burrow (see separate detail image). |
| ML | 11 July 03:58 | Different camera with 2 young rabbits 20m away - possibly the prey. |
| MR | 11 July 05:20 | First Rabbit being dragged. |
| BL | 11 July 05:27 | Second Rabbit 7 minutes later. |
| BR | 11 July 05:39 | Final clear sighting (last actual image 2 minutes later) |