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 <small>Fruhstorfer, 1919</small> (Java to the Philippines)
- Pithecops corvus ryukyeuensis <small>Shirôzu, 1964</small> (Japan: Ryukyus)
- Pithecops corvus correctus <small>Cowan, 1965</small> (Naga Hills)
- Pithecops corvus cornix <small>Cowan, 1965</small> (Hainan)
References
External links
- Pithecops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms