Forest Quaker

Pithecops corvus

''Pithecops corvus'', the forest Quaker, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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''.
Forest Quaker - Phitecops corvus corax This is a sub-species of Forest Quaker - Phitecops corvus corax, recorded from the island of Luzon, Philippines. Butterfly,Fall,Forest Quaker,Geotagged,Nueva Vizcaya,Philippines,Phitecops corvus corax,Pithecops corvus

Naming

*''Pithecops corvus corvus''
⤷ ''Pithecops corvus corax'' Fruhstorfer, 1919
⤷ ''Pithecops corvus ryukyeuensis'' Shirôzu, 1964
⤷ ''Pithecops corvus correctus'' Cowan, 1965
⤷ ''Pithecops corvus cornix'' Cowan, 1965

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusPithecops
SpeciesP. corvus
Photographed in
Malaysia
Philippines