The Ruby Tiger Moth caterpillar (Phragmatobia fulginosa) has only been spotted once so far in the Charlton Down Nature Area. It is one of the 38 species of Lepidoptera recorded for the site so far. The caterpillar feeds on ragworts, plantains, dock, dandelion, and Spindle which all grow in the Nature Area.
Useful Books and Links
Collins Complete Guide to Butterflies and Moths – a photographic guide to every common species, Paul Sterry, Andrew Cleave, and Rob Read, William Collins, 2016, ISBN 978-0-00-810611-9
Day-flying Moths of Britain, Wild ID, Field Studies Council Fold-out Guide, FSC and Richard Lewington, 2022, OP106, ISBN 978-1-85153-215-5.
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/ruby-tiger
https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phragmatobia-fuliginosa/
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