Pithecops corvus

Pithecops corvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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

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.

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)

External links

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