John Whitehead was an English explorer, naturalist and professional collector of natural history specimens in Southeast Asia. He was the first European to reach the highest point on Mount Kinabalu: this was in 1888, after annual attempts from 1885.
The genus Prioniturus contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at the end.
Aethalida is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae that occur in the Sundaland and Philippines.
Amerila is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. A number of species in this genus have a special defence mechanism when they are in their adult stage. When disturbed, they exude a frothy yellow fluid from glands beside the eyes, while making a sizzling noise to ward off their attacker. Similar behaviour has been observed in fertilised females of the North-American moth Utetheisa ornatrix.
Cyana is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species are well distributed in Africa, Madagascar, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Neeressa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Spilarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Trichromia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. The members of this genus are largely indigenous to South America.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Eoophyla is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1900.
Pellucens is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1910.
Attacus is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.
Aethalida dora is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Georg Semper in 1899. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines. The habitat consists of clearings in primary forests at altitudes ranging from 200 to 1,300 meters.
Amerila astreus is a moth of subfamily Arctiinae described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from the Oriental region to New Guinea. The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from lowlands to montane regions.
Aethalida owadai is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov and Yasunori Kishida in 2005. It is found on Selayar Island and Flores in Indonesia.
Xyleutes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Creatonotos wilemani is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1933. It is found on the Philippines, 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.
Spilarctia whiteheadi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.
Neeressa whiteheadi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).
Appias pandione is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
