Creatonotos wilemani

Creatonotos wilemani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
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 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]

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