Neotelphusa sequax

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Neotelphusa sequax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neotelphusa
Species:
N. sequax
Binomial name
Neotelphusa sequax
(Haworth, 1828) [1]
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria sequaxHaworth, 1828
  • Teleiodes sequax
  • Lita apicistrigellaDuponchel, [1843]
  • Gelechia sequacellaDoubleday, 1859
  • Gelechia sequaxellaBruand, 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 Neotelphusa sequax a shoot of Helianthemum vulgare spun together by larva.jpg
A shoot of Helianthemum vulgare spun together by larva
Larva Neotelphusa sequax larva.jpg
Larva

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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