Creatonotos wilemani
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.
| Creatonotos wilemani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Creatonotos |
| Species: | C. wilemani |
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| Creatonotos wilemani Rothschild, 1933 | |
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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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