Gelechiidae : Gelechiinae
Parachronistis albiceps
PARACHRONISTIS albiceps (Zeller, 1839)
Parachronistis albiceps
PARACHRONISTIS albiceps (Zeller, 1839)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Wood Groundling
Wingspan: 10-11mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,Luxembourg,
Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Slovenia & Spain) : Southern Siberia - Transbaikalia & Altai : Russian Far East : Korea
UK Distribution: Local in southern England from Midlands southwards.In south -west England and Wales the moth is very local.
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
Observations: Forewing is dark greyish brown to blackish with white spots along the costa where the first spot joins a basal cross band which forms a white lateral band along the dorsum as far as the tornus.The basal area and thorax is black with the head being white.Weak scale tufts are usually present at one third and two thirds.
Moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 10-11mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,Luxembourg,
Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Slovenia & Spain) : Southern Siberia - Transbaikalia & Altai : Russian Far East : Korea
UK Distribution: Local in southern England from Midlands southwards.In south -west England and Wales the moth is very local.
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Gelechia albiceps Zeller, 1839
- Gelechia albiceps Zeller, 1839
- Not Listed
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Observations: Forewing is dark greyish brown to blackish with white spots along the costa where the first spot joins a basal cross band which forms a white lateral band along the dorsum as far as the tornus.The basal area and thorax is black with the head being white.Weak scale tufts are usually present at one third and two thirds.
Moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Prunus persica - Peach
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Ulmaceae - Ulmus - Elm
- Ulmaceae - Ulmus - Elm
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Gelechiinae PARACHRONISTIS Meyrick 1925 Parachronistis albiceps (Zeller, 1839) - Gelechia albiceps Zeller, 1839 - GELECHIA albiceps (Zeller, 1839) = Parachronistis albicipitella Herrich-Schäffer 1853 = Gelechia albicapitella Doubleday, 1859 = Anacampsis aleella Wood, 1837 = aleella sensu Stephens,1834, nec (Fabricius, 1794) - Isis von Oken by Oken, Lorenz, 1779-1851 Volume v.32 1839 : Title Page : p.202 - n.72 - Albiceps - Not Listed |