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: Jul 28, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 17, 2009
Observation date: Aug 12, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jul 16, 1996
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Oct 24, 2008
Observation date: May 07, 1980
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2008
Observation date: Jul 27, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Floyd County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Mar 04, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Todd Eskelin)
Region: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Todd Eskelin)
Verified date: May 28, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Ransom County, North Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Ouray County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Portage County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Crook County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Emmons County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Marion County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: King County, Washington, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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