Holocola zopherana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Holocola zopherana is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881. This species is found in Australia and New Zealand. The larval hosts of this moth are Kunzea ericoides as well as species within the plant genus Leptospermum. The larvae of this moth can be found early in December. They pupate in a pupa enclosed in a thin silken cocoon and pass the winter in that state.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881 using four specimens collected in Sydney in December and named Strepsiceros zopherana. George Hudson discussed this species both in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand as well as in the 1939 book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand, under the name Spilonota zopherana. In 2010 the Inventory of New Zealand Biodiversity listed this species under the name Holocola zopherana. The male lectotype specimen, collected by I. F. B. Common in Sydney, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Hudson described the larva and pupa of this species as follows: The larva, which feeds on Manuka (Leptospermum) is slightly over 1⁄4 inch (8 mm.) in length. Cylindrical... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Holocola zopherana sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 495th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Holocola zopherana in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Holocola zopherana sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Holocola zopherana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Holocola zopherana that you can see in Auckland (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Orange Fruit Borer (about 20%), Capua intractana (about 20%) and Light Brown Apple Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Holocola zopherana is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
