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Neotelphusa sequax

Neotelphusa sequax is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America.

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Neotelphusa sequax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neotelphusa
Species:
N. sequax
Binomial name
Neotelphusa sequax
(Haworth, 1828)1
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria sequax Haworth, 1828
  • Teleiodes sequax
  • Lita apicistrigella Duponchel, [1843]
  • Gelechia sequacella Doubleday, 1859
  • Gelechia sequaxella Bruand, 1859

Neotelphusa sequax (crepuscular rock-rose moth) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America.

A shoot of Helianthemum vulgare spun together by larva source ↗
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The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July.2

The larvae feed on Helianthemum nummularium and Helianthemum oelandicum.

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