Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919 is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919

Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919

Pithecops corvus, the forest Quaker, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm, whose larvae feed on multiple plant genera.

Family
Genus
Pithecops
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919

Pithecops corvus, commonly called the forest Quaker, is a species of butterfly that belongs to the Lycaenidae family. This species was first described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1919. Its geographic range lies within the Indomalayan realm. The caterpillar larvae of Pithecops corvus feed on plant species from the genera Desmodium, Gardenia and Glycosmis. This includes the specific Desmodium species Desmodium lapurnifolium and Desmodium gardneri.

Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheongweei Gan · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Pithecops

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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