Lymantria Aryama
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''Lymantria incerta'' is a
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Palpi porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with long branches. Head, thorax and abdomen red brown. A crimson line runs behind the head. Abdomen banded with crimson. Legs spotted with black and marked with crimson. Forewing greyish brown. The caterpillar is known to feed on ''
Ziziphus jujuba Jujube (UK ; US or ), sometimes jujuba, scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'', and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus '' Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused wit ...
'' and ''
Ziziphus mauritiana ''Ziziphus mauritiana'', also known as Indian jujube, Indian plum, Chinese date, Chinese apple, ber and dunks is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused with the closely related jujube, Chinese ju ...
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Lymantria Moths of Asia Moths described in 1855 {{Lymantriidae-stub