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Porela vitulina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lasiocampidae

Scientific name
  
Porela vitulina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Porela

Rank
  
Species

Porela vitulina

Porela vitulina is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Adults are white with brown markings. The thorax is white and hairy, with black markings.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of various Casuarinaceae species.

References

Porela vitulina Wikipedia