Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)

Status: Common and widespread.

'Naked-legged with Reddish Bands'

(Gymno = naked: from the Greek gymnos + scelis = leg: from the Greek skelis, rufi = reddish: Latin + fasciata = bands).

One of the more distinctive pug moths (a notoriously difficult group to identify), this species has reddish bands across the wings and dark dashed lines along the wing-edges.



Flight Period: Double-brooded - first brood from late March to May, second brood July to August.

Foodplants: The flowers of a wide range of plants including Gorse (Ulex) and Holly (Ilex).