Kebnat
INSECTS

Large Ruby Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia assimilans

Insects
Native
Large Ruby Tiger Moth, photo 1 of 5
Large Ruby Tiger Moth, Adult
Large Ruby Tiger Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 92 observations of Large Ruby Tiger Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue58
  2. Montérégie8
  3. Capitale-Nationale6
  4. Estrie4
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  6. Outaouais3
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Côte-Nord2

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

Ruby Tiger MothPhragmatobia fuliginosa
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella