Gynaecoserica variipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Bhutan and in the Himalaya from eastern central Nepal to the Darjeeling-Sikkim area in India.
Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm (ssp. variipennis) and about 4.5 mm (ssp. wuermlii). They have a narrow, elongated body, speckled with light and dark. The head and pronotum have a green metallic shine. The dorsal surface is mostly dull, with a few single, long setae.