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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.

Neotelphusa sequax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Neotelphusa
Species:	N. sequax
Binomial name
Neotelphusa sequax (Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
Recurvaria sequax Haworth, 1828 Teleiodes sequax Lita apicistrigella Duponchel, [1843] Gelechia sequacella Doubleday, 1859 Gelechia sequaxella Bruand, 1859

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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