Holocola zopherana is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881.[1] 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.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881 using four specimens collected in Sydney in December and named Strepsiceros zopherana.[2] [3] 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.[4] [5] In 2010 the Inventory of New Zealand Biodiversity listed this species under the name Holocola parthenia.
Hudson described the larva and pupa of this species as follows:
Meyrick originally described the adults of this species as follows:
This species can be distinguished from similar looking species by the white subcostal streak from base to apex, however the colouration of adult moths is variable.
This species is found both in Australia and New Zealand.[6]
The larval hosts of this moth are Kunzea ericoides as well as species within the plant genus Leptospermum.