Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Phragmatobia fuliginosa is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phragmatobia placida (Millière, 1881)
Phragmatobia lutescens (Mosley, 1898)
Phragmatobia clara (Sibille, 1927)
Phragmatobia punctata (Saleron, 1935)
Phragmatobia obscura (Obraztsov, 1936)
Phragmatobia marginata (Hackray, 1938)
Phragmatobia lineata (Hackray, 1939)
Phragmatobia rufextensa (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia pseudoborealis (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia brunnea (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia rufescens (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia mediofasciata (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia salmonicolor (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia juncta (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia posthyalina (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia extrema (Lempke, 1944)
Phragmatobia aurantiaca (Cockayne, 1948)
Phragmatobia imhoffi (Stoecklin, 1959)
Phragmatobia pura (Lempke, 1964)
Common name
Ruby Tiger
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Phragmatobia
Wingspan
32-45 mm
Habitat
Phragmatobia fuliginosa can be found in fallow lands, gardens, meadows, and parks.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a number of herbaceous plants, i.e. Compositae (Leontodon, Sonchus oleraceus, Tanacetum vulgare, Taraxacum), Labiateae (Lamium), Leguminosae (Medicago sativa, Trifolium), Urticaceae (Urtica), etc.
Flight period
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