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 | |
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| A female from the lower montane dipterocarp forest of Mount Trusmadi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Syntypistis |
| Species: | S. palladina
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| Binomial name | |
| Syntypistis palladina | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Syntypistis palladina (Schaus, 1928)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.
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- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Quadricalcarifera palladina Schaus". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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