Neotelphusa sequax
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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
.
The wingspan
is 11-14 mm. Adults are on wing in July.
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.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae is a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the Gelechiidae's relationships with and delimitation against their relatives have been subject to considerable...
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and has also been recorded from North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 11-14 mm. Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Helianthemum nummularium
Helianthemum nummularium
Helianthemum nummularium is a species of rockrose , native to most of Europe.-Description:It is an evergreen trailing plant with loose terminal clusters of bright yellow, saucer-shaped flowers...
and Helianthemum oelandicum
Helianthemum oelandicum
Helianthemum oelandicum is a flowering plant of the genus Helianthemum in the family Cistaceae.It is the province flower of Öland....
. 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.