Parachronistis albiceps

Wingspan 10 mm. Although this small moth is marked only in black and white it is quite a distinctive species.

Where the larval foodplant Hazel is present.

The adult moths fly in June and July, and are sometimes attracted to light.

The larvae have not been well described, but are known to feed inside the buds of the foodplant, Hazel in late spring.

The species is locally distributed in the southern half of mainland Britain, reaching northwards to Yorkshire. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.

It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).