Species of butterfly
Pithecops corvus
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P. corvus
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Binomial name
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Pithecops corvus
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Synonyms
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- 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.
- 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)
- ^ 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.
- Pithecops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms