- Object name(s):
- insect: moth; LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE: Phragmatobia fuliginosa: ruby tiger; ruby tiger moth
- Brief description:
- The brightly coloured underwings warn predators that this moth is distasteful to eat, though in northern England the wings may be entirely grey. This specimen was collected by C. W. Holcroft August 1954 using a mercury vapour light. This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Insect
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- width 20 mm
- Field collection place:
- Bishopsteignton
- Place coordinates:
- -3.551117,50.552123
- Field collection place:
- Newton Abbot
- Place coordinates:
- -3.551117,50.552123
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -3.551117,50.552123
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -3.551117,50.552123
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.551117,50.552123
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.551117,50.552123
- Field collector:
- Mr C W Holcroft (collector)
- Object name:
- insect: moth; LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE: Phragmatobia fuliginosa: ruby tiger; ruby tiger moth
- Object number:
- 53/1976/65
- Reproduction number:
- 53-1976-65.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Arthropods
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/47e46d4c-46f7-3f23-8a7c-ede0c0bf4d4f
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/47e46d4c-46f7-3f23-8a7c-ede0c0bf4d4f, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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