Parachronistis albiceps

Parachronistis albiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Parachronistis
Species:	P. albiceps
Binomial name
	Parachronistis albiceps; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia albiceps Zeller, 1839; Gelechia albicipitella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Gelechia albicapitella Doubleday, 1859;

Parachronistis albiceps, the wood groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in southern Siberia (Transbaikalia, Altai), the Russian Far East and Korea.^[2]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing in June and July.^[4]

The larvae feed on Corylus (including Corylus avellana), Ulmus and Prunus persica species. They feed inside the buds of their host plant.

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ UKmoths

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] rolepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine

[4] UKmoths

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