Porela delineata (Walker, 1855)
(previously known as : Tacillia delineata)
LASIOCAMPINAE, LASIOCAMPIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 5 July 2007)

The Caterpillar has been found on

  • White Ironbark ( Eucalyptus leucoxylon, MYRTACEAE ).

    The moth is brown with a fine intricate pattern on the wings of white and grey, with a white terminal border. It has a fat abdomen, and a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    It is found inland in the south-east of Australia.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 390.


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