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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 170 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2017
Observation date: Aug 10, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 16, 2017
Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2017
Observation date: Aug 03, 2017
Submitted by: Winter
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 30, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: davidkelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2017
Observation date: Jul 07, 2017
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 07, 2017
Observation date: May 25, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 25, 2017
Observation date: May 19, 2017
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: gary yankech
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: gary yankech
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: gary yankech
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: gary yankech
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: gary yankech
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2017
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2016
Observation date: Jul 18, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (John Fedak)
Region: McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jul 11, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 13, 2016
Observation date: May 29, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2016
Observation date: May 29, 2015
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2016
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