''Lymantria incerta'' is a

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 ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

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 jujube Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the 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. Description It is a small ...

'' and '' Ziziphus mauritiana''.

References

Lymantria Moths of Asia Moths described in 1855 {{Lymantriidae-stub