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

The Wood Groundling (Parachronistis albiceps) is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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

  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. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. UKmoths
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