Alfred Ernest Wileman

Alfred Ernest Wileman (27 February 1860 – 15 February 1929) was a British diplomat and entomologist.

Wileman was appointed as the British Vice Consul for the Japanese city of Hakodate and surrounding prefectures in April 1901,[1] and moved to be consul to Taiwan in 1903,[2] and to the then Territory of Hawaii in 1908.[3] In 1909, he was appointed Consul-General to the Philippines (then a United States territory).[4]

Wileman was an accomplished amateur lepidopterist.[citation needed] He is credited with identifying in 1911 Flavinarosa obscura, which is found in Japan.

  1. ^ "No. 27308". The London Gazette. 26 April 1901. p. 2856.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh Gazette - 22Sep1903" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. Government of the United Kingdom. 22 September 1903. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. ^ "The London Gazette, Friday July 3, 1908" (PDF). London Gazette. Government of the United Kingdom. 3 July 1908. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. ^ "The Edinburgh Gazette, November 19, 1909" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.