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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, and moved to be consul to Taiwan in 1903, and to the then Territory of Hawaii in 1908. In 1909, he was appointed Consul-General to the Philippines (then a United States territory).

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

References

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.

• British diplomats
• British entomologists
• 1860 births
• 1929 deaths
• 19th-century British zoologists
• 20th-century British zoologists