Pithecops corvus

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]

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)[1]
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

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)