Creatonotos wilemani

Creatonotos wilemani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Creatonotos
Species:	C. wilemani
Binomial name
	Creatonotos wilemani; Rothschild, 1933
Synonyms
	Creatonotos philippinensis Nakamura, 1976;

Creatonotos wilemani is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found on the Philippines,[1] where it has been recorded from Palawan, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. It is found in primary and secondary habitats, ranging from the lowlands to montane regions.

Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March, in May, July, September and December.[2]

moth (Ligao city Albay, Philippines)

References

Savela, Markku. "Creatonotos wilemani (Rothschild, 1933)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Creatonotos wilemani (Rothschild, 1933)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

[2] Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.