Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae found in Taiwan.

[1] Gynautocera rubriscutellata is a diurnal species, active in low elevation areas, with a wingspan of 85–90 mm.

Its hindwings are shorter than that of Histia flabellicornis, another species of Zygaenidae with a similar appearance.

It is also very similar in appearance to G. papilionaria, which is also found in southeast Asia.

[2] G. rubriscutellata larvae are black or dark brown with bright yellow vertical stripes marking the front and back of their bodies.