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]
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The larvae feed on Desmodium, Gardenia and Glycosmis species, including Desmodium lapurnifolium and Desmodium gardneri.
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- 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)
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Wikispecies has information related to Pithecops corvus.
- Pithecops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms