Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Phragmatobia fuliginosa, the ruby tiger, is a moth of the family Erebidae. Source
Where it is now
In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 84 times across 9 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Movement and weather
Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 23°C (typically 22 to 25°C, from 5 areas). That holds across 15° of latitude, which suggests its timing follows temperature more than the calendar.
Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 45°N in June to 61°N in April, about 1,800 km apart.
Arrival dates
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 27 April 2026 | 13 July 2026 | 27 July 2026 | 5 |
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.