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Porina moth

Porina moth

Adult porina moths fly from about October, or later in some regions. They mate as soon as they emerge from the soil, and lay 1,000–2,000 eggs as they fly over pasture. They live only about four days.

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Alison Popay, Insect pests of crops, pasture and forestry – Endemic pests of pasture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17959/porina-moth (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alison Popay, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Rebeka J Courtney
16 December 2011
I am a golfcourse manager. There is now a new product that is safe and totally effective in complete control of Porina and similar pests. Acelepryn. It only targets the caterpillars and has saved me a lot of money and grief (making sure I didnt poison any golfers.