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Porela Snout Moth - Porela sp.

FAMILY Lasiocampidae 

This page contains pictures and information about Porela Snout Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length male 20mm, female 30mm 
 
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Male and female of this species are very different in size but similar in colours. This pair of moths were found on the door steps in front of our office in Eight Mail Plains. The door steps were under a fluorescent lamp. 
 
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Reference:
1. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p386.
2. LASIOCAMPIDAE of Australia - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2009.

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Last updated: September 20, 2011.