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Parachronistis albiceps

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Wikipedia Abstract

The wood groundling (Parachronistis albiceps) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula. Outside of Europe, it is found in southern Siberia (Transbaikalia, Altai), the Russian Far East and Korea. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on Corylus (including Corylus avellana), Ulmus and Prunus persica species. They feed inside the buds of their host plant.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Richmond Park 2092 England, United Kingdom  
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren 182155 England/Wales, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Corylus avellana (common filbert)[1]
Prunus persica (peach)[2]
Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0