Porela vetusta

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1 Ancient Porela at Cotter River, ACT

Porela vetusta at Cotter River, ACT - 19 Nov 2025 11:11 AM

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

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3 comments

WendyEM

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

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

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
12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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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