Pithecops mariae

Pithecops mariae is a small butterfly found in Sumatra that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It was first described by British Entomologist Lionel de Nicéville in 1894.^[1]

Pithecops mariae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pithecops
Species:	P. mariae
Binomial name
Pithecops mariae de Nicéville, 1894
Synonyms
Petrelaea mariae De Nicéville, 1894 Pithecops fulgens mariae De Nicéville, 1894