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Phragmatobia assimilans (Large ruby tiger moth)

Synonyms: Phragmatobia franconia

Wikipedia Abstract

Phragmatobia assimilans, the large ruby tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. 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. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants and low woody hardwood shrubs.
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Prey / Diet

Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)[1]
Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]

External References

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Citations

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0