Phragmatobia assimilans

Phragmatobia assimilans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Phragmatobia
Species: P. assimilans
Binomial name
Phragmatobia assimilans
Walker, 1855[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phragmatobia assimilans var. franconia Slosson, 1891
  • Phragmatobia assimilans var. franconia Slosson, 1893

Phragmatobia assimilans, the Large Ruby Tiger Moth, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855. It is found from Nova Scotia to Connecticut, in the east to British Columbia. There are isolated populations in northern Colorado and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The habitat consists of open meadows and moist forests.[3]

The length of the forewings is 14–19 mm. The forewings dusty medium to dark orange-brown with dark grey antemedial and postmedial lines and a dark grey discal spot. The hindwings are pinkish red with a black marginal band and dark veins. Females are usually larger and darker, with the forewing pattern better developed.[4] Adults are on wing from late spring to August in one generation per year.[5]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants and low woody hardwood shrubs.

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