Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.

The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Ruby Tiger - Phragmatobia fuliginosa.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Ruby Tiger - Phragmatobia fuliginosa. A macro moth species from the family of Erebidae subfamily Arctiinae. Distinctive species with a reddish-brown ground colour and bright red and black-dotted abdomen. The moth has a wingspan of 30-35 mm. The moth as two generations from April to June and again July to September. The moth's habitat favours downland, heathland, sand dunes, woodland clearings, farmland, and gardens. The larvae are polyphagous and able to feed on various kinds of food. The moth is widespread and classified nationally as a common species of the UK.

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