Photo © Mike Wall

Neotelphusa sequax

Checklist Number
35.145 [B&F: 0775]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Gelechiidae
Subfamily:Gelechiinae
Genus:Neotelphusa
Species:sequax
Authority:(Haworth, 1828)

Local on chalk downland and limestone pavements in England and Wales, and on acid soils in Scotland as far north as Banffshire. In Hampshire mainly confined to the band of calcareous soils from Porton Down in the west to Petersfield in the east. On the Isle of Wight, widely distributed on the chalk but not particularly common. Wingspan 11-14 mm. Larva feeds on Common Rock-rose and Hoary Rock-rose, living between leaves spun together with silk.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)1900-Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900Adult
Niton (SZ57)1939threeS WakelyLarval
Tennyson Down (SZ38)1959-D W H FfennellAdult
Brading Down (SZ58)11/06/1981-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L AgassizLarval
Tennyson Down (SZ38)04/08/1987-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonAdult
Bonchurch (SZ57)04/08/1987oneJ R Langmaid, E C Pelham-ClintonAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)02/09/1997-Sam Knill-JonesAdult
Knowles Farm (SZ47)22/06/2013-SDBevan, RJHeckfordLarval
Mottistone Down (SZ48)23/05/2018oneSDBevan, RJHeckfordLarval
Tennyson Down (SZ38)24/05/2018-SDBevan, RJHeckfordLarval

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Broughton Down (SU23)01/08/1981oneJ R Langmaid, D H, M J SterlingAdult
Beacon Hill NNR, Exton (SU62)20/07/2000oneJ R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, B ElliottAdult
St Catherine's Hill, Winchester (SU42)05/07/2003oneMartin C HarveyAdult
Coulters Dean HWT reserve (SU71)30/07/2003oneMartin C HarveyAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Leckford Estate (SU33)28/05/1984-J R Langmaid, D H SterlingLarval spinning
Leckford Estate (SU33)14/07/1985-J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, D H SterlingAdult
Leckford Estate (SU33)11/07/1987oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Ashford Hangers LNR (SU72)21/05/1993-J R Langmaid, P R DurnellLarval
Porton Down (SU23)24/07/1994-J R Langmaid, B Goater, H A EdmundsAdult
Faccombe (SU35)26/05/2013fiveSusan A Clarke, David G GreenLarval
Faccombe (SU45)26/05/201310Susan A Clarke, David G GreenLarval