| Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Spilosomini |
| Genus: | Phragmatobia |
| Species: | P. fuliginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe. There are a number of recognized subspecies, such as P. f. melitensis in Malta and P. f. borealis in Scotland.
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on various herbaceous plants.
=nawari Ebert, 1973 (is only a darker mountain form)
=pallida Rothschild, 1910
=thibetica Strand, 1919
=dalii Packard, 1870