Species Details

ABH: 35.145

BF: 775

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Neotelphusa sequax

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Rock-rose Moth

Account: Local on chalk downland and limestone pavements in England and Wales, and on acid soils in Scotland as far north as Banffshire Larva feeds on Common Rock-rose and Hoary Rock-rose, living between leaves spun together with silk.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 11 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 29 Jun (2006) — 7 Jul (2003)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/neotelphusa-sequax/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 5

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2016

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