Neotelphusa sequax
| Neotelphusa sequax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Neotelphusa |
| Species: | N. sequax |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotelphusa sequax (Haworth, 1828)[1] | |
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The crepuscular rock-rose moth (Neotelphusa sequax) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America.
A shoot of Helianthemum vulgare spun together by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July.[2]
The larvae feed on Helianthemum nummularium and Helianthemum oelandicum. They feed from a spun terminal shoot of their host plant. The spinning often has the form of a tight ball. Larvae can be found from May to early June. They are dull grey-green with a brown ochre head. The color changes to yellowish olive with a burnt ochre head and finally to yellow with a gold ochre head. Pupation takes place among detritus on the ground.
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