Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu

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