72.024 Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger)
fw: 14-19mm; many herbaceous plants
ssp fuliginosa - bivoltine Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep; common in England and Wales; ssp borealis - May-Jul; common in Scotland
ssp fuliginosa - bivoltine Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep; common in England and Wales; ssp borealis - May-Jul; common in Scotland
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger) §6
ID: Thinly scaled red to brown with one or two black spots; antenna finely ciliate in male, simple in female. ssp fuliginosa - forewing red to red-brown, hindwing bright pink with variable grey shading (more grey suffusion in northern England than in the south); ssp borealis - forewing red-brown to brown, hindwing usually sooty-grey with a pink streak along the dorsum.
§1 ssp fuliginosa, 1st generation; St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 10/04/2007; male
§2 ssp fuliginosa, 2nd generation; Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2009; male; fw 14.8mm
§3 ssp fuliginosa, 1st generation; Foulness, Essex; 17/04/2011; male; fw 14.9mm
§4 ssp fuliginosa, 2nd (?3rd) generation; Foulness, Essex; 21/09/2014; male
§5 ssp fuliginosa, 1st generation; Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/04/2017; male; fw 14.2mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 06/06/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 ssp fuliginosa, 2nd generation; Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2009; male; fw 14.8mm
§3 ssp fuliginosa, 1st generation; Foulness, Essex; 17/04/2011; male; fw 14.9mm
§4 ssp fuliginosa, 2nd (?3rd) generation; Foulness, Essex; 21/09/2014; male
§5 ssp fuliginosa, 1st generation; Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/04/2017; male; fw 14.2mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 06/06/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/03/2015 (§1-4) | §5 added 02/04/2018 | §6 added 12/06/2020
