Porela vetusta

1 Ancient Porela at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Porela vetusta	19 Feb 2026	WendyEM
Porela vetusta	17 Feb 2026	ibaird
Porela vetusta (Lasiocampidae)	14 Feb 2026	WendyEM
Porela (genus)	8 Feb 2026	ibaird
Epicoma (genus)	4 Feb 2026	RAllen

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3 comments

WendyEM wrote:

14 Feb 2026

rather dark specimen ?
Porela vetusta - male
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=283312
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/7ded7b5c-59f6-4a6e-9005-a11aae4f72cf
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=1087245

ibaird wrote:

17 Feb 2026

Yes, WendyEM I think you may be correct: The pattern of white marking,s the darker base colour and the strong yellow highlights do sugget a P. vetusta (male) rather than P. delineata.

ibaird wrote:

17 Feb 2026

A new species sighting for Canberra NaturMapr Canberra and Southern Tablelands when verified. Excellent photo.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.782985 -35.576232
Altitude 1784.6m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
19 Nov 2025 11:11 AM Recorded on
RAllen Recorded by
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RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Porela vetusta Featured

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Porela vetusta Scientific name
Ancient Porela Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
1784.62m Recorded at altitude
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