Porela vetusta

1 Ancient Porela at Cotter River, ACT

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