Phragmatobia fuliginosa
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The Ruby Tiger is a moth
of the family Arctiidae
. It is found in Europe
. There are a number of recognized subspecies, such as P. f. melitensis
in Malta
and P. f. borealis in Scotland
.
The wingspan
is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The caterpillar
s feed on various herbaceous plants.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. There are a number of recognized subspecies, such as P. f. melitensis
Maltese Ruby Tiger Moth
The Maltese Ruby Tiger Moth is a moth endemic to the Maltese Islands which falls under the family Arctiidae.-General features:...
in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and P. f. borealis in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The caterpillar
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
s feed on various herbaceous plants.
Subspecies:
- Phragmatobia fuliginosa borealis (Staudinger, 1871) (northern regions of Eurasia)
- Phragmatobia fuliginosa melitensisMaltese Ruby Tiger MothThe Maltese Ruby Tiger Moth is a moth endemic to the Maltese Islands which falls under the family Arctiidae.-General features:...
O.Bang-Haas, 1927 (MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
) - Phragmatobia fuliginosa paghmani Lének, 1966 (Transcaucasia: Azerbaijan; Iran; northern Iraq; Afghanistan; Central Asia; southern Kazakhstan; China: western Xinjiang)
nawari EbertEbertEbert is a surname of German origin, that may refer to:* Brad Ebert, an Australian Rules footballer* Brett Ebert, an Australian rules footballer* Carl Ebert , opera manager and director* Friedrich Ebert , German politician...
, 1973 (is only a darker mountain form) - Phragmatobia fuliginosa pulverulenta (Alpheraky, 1889) (China: eastern Xinjiang, Qinghai, Nei Mongol; southern aimaks of Mongolia; south-eastern Kazakhstan, partly)
thibetica StrandStrandA strand is a beach, a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water.Strand or "the Strand" may also refer to:-Geography:British Isles...
, 1919 - Phragmatobia fuliginosa rubricosa (HarrisHarrisHarris is the southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris, which is the former postal county and the current post town for Royal Mail postcodes starting...
, 1841) (North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
)
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, 1870 - Phragmatobia fuliginosa taurica DanielDanielDaniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...
, 1970 (Near East: from southern Turkey to Palestina)