---
title: "Ruby Tiger Moth"
description: "Phragmatobia fuliginosa — Insects & spiders. Phragmatobia fuliginosa, the ruby tiger, is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ruby-tiger-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ruby Tiger Moth

> Phragmatobia fuliginosa — Insects & spiders. Phragmatobia fuliginosa, the ruby tiger, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Phragmatobia fuliginosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 39907
- Wikidata: [Q204097](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204097)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143114](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143114)

## Names

- en: Ruby Tiger Moth
- de: Rostflügelbär
- fr: Écaille cramoisie
- nl: Kleine beer
- pl: Sadzanka rumienica

## Countries with the most observations

GB (4592), DE (2702), RU (2457), FR (2383), US (1841), ES (1670), AT (1636), CA (1573), IT (1296), PT (1131), DK (880), PL (673)

## Summary

Phragmatobia fuliginosa, the ruby tiger, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phragmatobia_fuliginosa

## Photo

![Ruby Tiger Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ruby-tiger-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89456634

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ruby-tiger-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).