''Porela'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...

. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. All species are known from Australia.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Porela'': *'' Porela albifinis'' *'' Porela amathodes'' *'' Porela ceraunias'' *'' Porela cinerea'' *'' Porela delineata'' *'' Porela euthyerges'' *'' Porela galactodes'' *'' Porela homospila'' *'' Porela notabilis'' *'' Porela notodontina'' *'' Porela obtusa'' - New South Wales *'' Porela rhabditis'' *'' Porela subfasciata'' *'' Porela vetusta'' - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia *'' Porela vitulina'' * BOLD:AAE2977 (''Porela'' sp.) * BOLD:AAN3937 (''Porela'' sp.) * BOLD:ABX6263 (''Porela'' sp.) * BOLD:ACD1490 (''Porela'' sp.)

External links

Lasiocampidae {{Lasiocampidae-stub