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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Observation date: Aug 21, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 20, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 25, 2018
Observation date: Sep 03, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Aug 10, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 05, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Jul 22, 2014
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 15, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 09, 2018
Observation date: May 15, 2018
Submitted by: fiona7kelly7
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 15, 2018
Observation date: Apr 06, 2018
Submitted by: RachelHomerAK
Region: Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 01, 2017
Submitted by: gbw
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 31, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 21, 2018
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