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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
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]