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Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haworth, 1809) (Double-striped Pug Moth)

Date: 9 June 2005
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 09/06/2005[B]
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State: Larva
Record Summary: pupa on Broom in cocoon between dead flowers
Associated organism: in cocoon between dead flowers of Cytisus scoparius
Identification Notes: Pupa in sparse large-meshed silken cocoon.

Reared.

Imago: female, wing-span 19mm.

The pupa was found in debris after keeping Gorse Shieldbug which had been fed on Gorse (collected from various [unrecorded, but local] locations) and then Broom from the garden.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Cocoon - with pupa - highly enlarged 500 by 376 pixels
naked eye photograph Female - imago - dorsal - enlarged 500 by 252 pixels
naked eye photograph Female - imago - ventral - enlarged 500 by 250 pixels
naked eye photograph Imago - dorsal - identification features indicated - enlarged 500 by 242 pixels
naked eye photograph Pupa - in cocoon - highly enlarged 500 by 404 pixels
naked eye photograph Pupa - in cocoon - highly enlarged 500 by 406 pixels
naked eye photograph Pupa - latero-dorsal - highly enlarged 500 by 221 pixels
naked eye photograph Pupa - latero-dorsal - highly enlarged 500 by 242 pixels
naked eye photograph Pupa - latero-ventral - highly enlarged 500 by 245 pixels

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