Kebnat
INSECTS

Ruby Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Insects
NativeNocturnal
Ruby Tiger Moth, photo 1 of 5
Ruby Tiger Moth, photo 2 of 5
Ruby Tiger Moth, photo 3 of 5
16 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae 16 mm long. Nocturnal. Lives on the tundra.

There are 97 observations of Ruby Tiger Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie22
  2. Montérégie19
  3. Capitale-Nationale17
  4. Outaouais16
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  6. Lanaudière3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Montréal2
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

What the caterpillar eats

New York ironweedVernonia noveboracensis
TOXIC
Skunk cabbageSymplocarpus foetidus
TOXIC
Curly dockRumex crispus
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Bog rosemaryAndromeda polifolia
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Purple moorgrassMolinia caerulea
Common plantainPlantago major
Erect cinquefoilPotentilla erecta
Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum

Similar species

Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Large Ruby Tiger MothPhragmatobia assimilans
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Garden TigerArctia caja
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Pink-legged Tiger MothSpilosoma latipennis
St. Lawrence Tiger MothArctia parthenos
Orange Virbia MothVirbia aurantiaca