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Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erebidae: Arctiinae
2064 / 72.024
Photo © Kevin Leighton,  12/08/2012 - Stow Bardolph

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Similar Species: None
Forewing: 14-19mm.
Flight: Two generations April-June. July-Sept.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread.
Adults seen occasionally from April to June in small numbers, with the main generation being from July to September.
Distinctive species with reddish-brown ground colour and bright red and black-dotted abdomen.
Occasionally they fly in sunshine.

Recorded in 68 (92%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
17/05/2024127TG42Eccles
16/05/2024127TG42Eccles
16/05/2024128TF64Hunstanton
16/05/2024128TF63Snettisham
15/05/2024128TF63Heacham
14/05/2024127TG31Upton
14/05/2024128TF74Titchwell
13/05/2024127TG20Norwich (Thorpe Hamlet)
13/05/2024128TF93Thursford
13/05/2024128TF63Snettisham
Further info: Phragmatobia fuliginosa
 
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