Pithecops corvus

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)
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

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.

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