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]

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

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.

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