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 159 verified sightings
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
Observation date: May 29, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 30, 2016
Observation date: May 07, 2016
Submitted by: Jodydeloy
Region: Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 26, 2016
Observation date: May 02, 2016
Submitted by: John P Gorey
Region: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 05, 2016
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: Sharon Watson
Region: Traill County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 14, 2016
Observation date: May 26, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Dakota County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 16, 2015
Observation date: Jul 23, 2015
Submitted by: Jack Senzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 31, 2015
Observation date: Jul 26, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2015
Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: pavelmelnichuk
Region: Monroe County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2015
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 08, 2015
Observation date: Aug 04, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2015
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