Porela vetusta

Porela vetusta
Porela vetusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Porela
Species: P. vetusta
Binomial name
Porela vetusta
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Perna varia Walker, 1855
  • Mecytha antiqua Walker, 1869
  • Clathe anthracica Turner, 1902

Porela vetusta is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 35 mm for females.

The larva feed on Eucalyptus and Leptospermum species.

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