2011-04-07

Bombyx barnardi

Porela subfasciata

Porela subfasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Porela
Species: P. subfasciata
Binomial name
Porela subfasciata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Sinaga subfasciata Walker, 1855
  • Bombyx barnardi Lucas, 1895

Porela subfasciata is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Tasmania and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. Adults are brown with wiggly white bands across each wing. The forewings each have a prominent white spot near the middle, and an irregular submarginal line of black spots.

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Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porela_subfasciata