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Lymantria incerta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]

Lymantria incerta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. incerta
Binomial name
Lymantria incerta
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Lymantria aryama Moore, 1859
  • Enome aryama Swinhoe, 1923
  • Enome incerta Swinhoe, 1923

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 jujube and Ziziphus mauritiana.[4]


References


  1. "Species Details: Lymantria incerta Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Lymantria incerta Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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