Pithecops corvus

Pithecops corvus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pithecops
Species:	P. corvus
Binomial name
	Pithecops corvus; (Fruhstorfer, 1919)
Synonyms
	Pithecops hylax corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919; Pithecops hylax corax Fruhstorfer, 1919; Pithecops nihana luzonica Murayama & Okamura, 1973; Pithecops nihana ryukyuensis Shirôzu, 1964; Pithecops correctus Cowan, 1965; Pithecops cornix Cowan, 1965;

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Pithecops corvus, the forest Quaker, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1919. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Desmodium, Gardenia and Glycosmis species, including Desmodium lapurnifolium and Desmodium gardneri.

Subspecies

Pithecops corvus corvus (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Nias, Borneo)
Pithecops corvus corax Fruhstorfer, 1919 (Java to the Philippines)
Pithecops corvus ryukyeuensis Shirôzu, 1964 (Japan: Ryukyus)
Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1965 (Naga Hills)
Pithecops corvus cornix Cowan, 1965 (Hainan)

References

^ Fruhstorfer, H., 1919. Revision der Artengruppe Pithecops auf Grund der Morphologie der Klammerorgane. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 83 (A) (1): 77–84.
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

External links

Pithecops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[1] Fruhstorfer, H., 1919. Revision der Artengruppe Pithecops auf Grund der Morphologie der Klammerorgane. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 83 (A) (1): 77–84.

[2] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

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