Syntypistis palladina is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae first described by William Schaus in 1928. It is found in Southern Thailand, Sundaland, the Philippines (Palawan and Mindanao).[2] The species prefers lowlands and may be seen the whole year up to 2,000 m.[2]

Syntypistis palladina
A female from the lower montane dipterocarp forest of Mount Trusmadi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Subfamily:	Dicranurinae
Genus:	Syntypistis
Species:	S. palladina
Binomial name
Syntypistis palladina Schaus, 1928[1]
Synonyms
Stauropus palladina Schaus, 1928 Quadricalcarifera viridimargo Kiriakoff, 1967

Jeremy Daniel Holloway synonymized Syntypistis viridimargo and S. palladina,[3] however comparison of genitalia of males from Mindanao and Sundaland revealed significant differences. This indicates that S. viridimargo may be a subspecies of S. palladina.[2]

References

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External links

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• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Quadricalcarifera palladina Schaus". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

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