Pithecops corvus
Pithecops corvus | |
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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 | |
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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.
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)
References
External links
- Pithecops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms