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Erebidae 930332 – 8156   Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)              Ruby Tiger Moth

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Synonymy: borealis (Staudinger, 1871) (Spilosoma) fervida (Staudinger, 1871) (Spilosoma) lurida Rothschild, 1910 (Phragmatobia) melitensis Bang-Haas, 1927 (Phragmatobia) pallida Rothschild, 1910 (Phragmatobia) subnigra (Millière, 1881) (Spilosoma) fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) extralim. - MONA 1983: 8156 fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) extralim. ssp. a. rubricosa (Harris, 1841) (Arctia)  dallii Packard, 1870 (Phragmatobia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.9f; p. 269. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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