''Creatonotos wilemani'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 underwin ...

. It was described by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

in 1933. It is found on the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

, 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. Creatonotos wilemani

References

Spilosomina Moths described in 1933 Moths of Asia Moths of the Philippines {{Spilosomina-stub