Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

TaxID: 934940

Basic Information

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Cankerworm, Double-striped Pug

The double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a widespread and common species, being found throughout the Palearctic region, including the Near East and North Africa. This is a variable species but always easy to recognize due to the two prominent dark fascia across each forewing which give the species its common name. The forewing ground colour ranges from light to dark reddish brown. The crosslines are distinct. The inner margin of the pale white sub-marginal line bears black marks. The hindwings are pale grey with darker fringes, darker lines and a small black discal spot. There is a dark band across the basal segments of the abdomen. The wingspan is 15 C19 mm. The caterpillars reach a length of up to 17 millimeters and have a very variable basic colouration. It ranges from whitish to yellowish green, brown, red to purple. On the back there is a pale band marked with a series of dark diamonds or triangles. The drawing resembles a rear-facing trident, is sometimes crow-foot-like and can occasionally be only weakly formed. The head is yellowish brown. Two, sometimes three, broods are produced each year and the adults are on the wing in April and May (sometimes earlier), July and August, and sometimes later in the autumn. Later broods are more heavily marked. It flies at night and is attracted to light and flowers, both of its food plants and others. The larva feeds on the flowers of a huge range of plants (see list below) and has also been known to feed on the larvae of other lepidoptera. The species overwinters as a pupa.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Geometridae

Gymnoscelis

rufifasciata

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
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(c) katunchik@BY
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
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(c) cossus@BY-NC
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
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(c) Paolo Mazzei@BY-NC
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
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(c) katunchik@BY
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
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(c) Drepanostoma@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Japan Quarantine pests —

Distribution (59 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Andorra Present —
Armenia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Bosnia and Herzegovina Present —
Switzerland Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR12642408 - - NOT PROVIDED 31151803 -

DNA Barcodes (160 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
WFEN9986-25 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 656 United Kingdom 2025-08-29 52.3101, 0.2861
PHLSA520-11 BOLD:AAA7403 COI-5P 658 Spain 2004-05-17 39.689, -0.369
PHLPM038-11 BOLD:AAY4802 COI-5P 658 Portugal 2011-04-24 32.754166, -17.217777
PHLPM030-11 BOLD:AAY4802 COI-5P 658 Portugal 2011-05-10 32.754166, -17.217777
PHLAV345-12 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 658 Austria 2012-06-15 47.203, 9.747
PHLAC569-10 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 658 Italy 2010-07-22 46.428, 11.3
NTWE1518-24 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 655 United Kingdom - 52.145, -0.0245
NSBE1441-25 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 655 United Kingdom 2024-08-14 57.613174, -5.309419
NOEGE301-18 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 658 Austria 2014-04-06 48.12528, 16.936111
NOEGE161-18 BOLD:AAA7404 COI-5P 658 Austria 2014-06-20 48.1519, 16.9533
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Literature