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
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 09, 2025
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 10, 2025
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: Hayley Phipps
Region: Grayson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 22, 2025
Observation date: Oct 23, 2024
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 11, 2024
Observation date: Sep 29, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 02, 2024
Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 12, 2024
Observation date: Jul 25, 2024
Submitted by: cashewmommi
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 05, 2024
Observation date: Jun 04, 2024
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2024
Observation date: Jul 21, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 23, 2024
Observation date: Jul 13, 2024
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 18, 2024
Observation date: Jul 13, 2024
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 14, 2024
Observation date: Jul 03, 2024
Submitted by: YogaGirlE
Region: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 05, 2024
Observation date: Jun 06, 2024
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 25, 2024
Observation date: May 26, 2024
Submitted by: DriftwoodGal
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 27, 2024
Observation date: May 16, 2024
Submitted by: Sunnystep
Region: Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 19, 2024
Observation date: Mar 08, 2024
Submitted by: pgrew1@unl.edu
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 14, 2024
Observation date: Jul 25, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 09, 2024
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: Underscore1234
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2024
Observation date: Nov 23, 2023
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 21, 2023
Observation date: Oct 11, 2023
Submitted by: PhotoGwen88
Region: Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 12, 2023
Observation date: Feb 02, 2017
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Jun 30, 2023
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Jul 28, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2023
Observation date: Jul 23, 2023
Submitted by: thalasinos18
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Aug 10, 2022
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Mar 10, 2023
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