Syntypistis palladina

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
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Dicranurinae
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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]

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

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Syntypistis palladina (Schaus, 1928)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.


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