Species Details

ABH: 70.141

BF: 1862

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: Double-striped Pug

Account: Common in parks, gardens, hedgerows, roadside verges, heathland, moorland and woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and very common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 15-19 mm. Straightforward to identify, a good diagnostic feature is the strength of the two forewing fasciae, which are heavy in the costal half, and faint in the dorsal half. Larva feeds on the foliage of woody plants such as Holly, Ivy, Gorse, Broom, Heather, Rowan and Traveller's-joy, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 15 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 25 Jan (2012) — 15 Dec (2021)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Calluna sp., Ilex sp., Ulex sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/gymnoscelis-rufifasciata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1583

Individuals: 1619

Earliest Year: 1867

Latest Year: 2025

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