Attributes of Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Body hairy. Head and thorax dark reddish brown. Abdomen red with rows of black spots. Wings translucent. Forewing dull reddish brown with no lines, only a black reniform spot. Hindwing pale pink with black discal spot; uneven black shading along costal and outer margins.
Wing Span: 2.8-3.4cm.
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Dock, Eupatorium species, goldenrod, ironweed, plantain, skunk cabbage, sunflowers, sweetgale, and other plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: A holarctic species. North American subspecies is A. fuliginosa rubricosa.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None noted.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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August 04, 2012 | Ilona L. | Dane County, Wisconsin, United States | April 14, 2013 | Details |
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July 05, 2012 | Lula Field | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | April 06, 2013 | Details |
| July 26, 2006 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States | February 27, 2013 | Details | |
| August 26, 2008 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States | February 27, 2013 | Details | |
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May 09, 2012 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | November 20, 2012 | Details |
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May 15, 2012 | letsgomoe | Gallatin County, Montana, United States | September 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 23, 2012 | edenny | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | July 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | Glennie | Manitoba, Canada | June 18, 2012 | Details |
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April 26, 2012 | michellevandyke | Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, Alaska, United States | June 13, 2012 | Details |
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April 21, 2012 | davidwdroppers | Whatcom County, Washington, United States | May 06, 2012 | Details |
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August 01, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | October 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | curtis.lehman (Rory Bower) | Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 15, 2011 | Details |
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July 17, 2011 | curtis.lehman (Michael Lanzone) | Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 10, 2011 | Details |
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July 18, 2011 | dhsmall | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | July 18, 2011 | Details |
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July 02, 2011 | curtis.lehman (Marcy Cunkelman) | Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States | July 17, 2011 | Details |
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May 19, 2011 | curtis.lehman (Jerry Skinner) | Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States | May 19, 2011 | Details |
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May 02, 2011 | rogerdowner | Wayne County, Ohio, United States | May 02, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2010 | Amanda Fulton (Amanda Fulton) | Medina County, Ohio, United States | March 02, 2011 | Details |
| August 18, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Stephen Kloiber) | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| August 18, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Stephen Kloiber) | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 24, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Jerry McWilliams) | Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 28, 2009 | curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman) | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 17, 2009 | Details | |
| August 12, 2007 | H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness) | Suffolk County, New York, United States | July 08, 2009 | Details | |
| July 16, 1996 | curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman) | Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 24, 2008 | Details | |
| May 07, 1980 | Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh) | Nobles County, Minnesota, United States | July 10, 2008 | Details | |
| July 27, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen) | Floyd County, Iowa, United States | June 09, 2008 | Details | |
| March 04, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Todd Eskelin) | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States | May 28, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Inyo County, California, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Larimer County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Weld County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morgan County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | La Plata County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ouray County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Garfield County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Woodbury County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montgomery County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cook County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lake County, Illinois, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montgomery County, Maryland, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Frederick County, Maryland, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Harford County, Maryland, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Howard County, Maryland, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
