Pithecops corvus corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919

Pithecops corvus corvus ♂ Up. Pithecops corvus corvus ♂ Un. Pithecops corvus corvus ♀ Up. Pithecops corvus corvus ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Pithecops corvus corvus ♂ Up. Pithecops corvus corvus ♂ Un. Pithecops corvus corvus ♂ Up. Pithecops corvus corvus ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Pithecops hylax corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919
OD : Arch. Naturgesch. (A)83(1):79.
TL : 'Sumatra (Nordosten und Westen); Nias; Nord Borneo; "Perak" [W.Malaysia]'.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, N.Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Enggano.
● ssp.correctus
ssp.corvus
Pithecops corvus corvus map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Kawazoé,1964 : 149-150, pl.8, fig.62,♂,Textfig.18,♂genitalia. (P: Khao Chong) (in part)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Pinratana,1981 : 43, 162. not fig. (Trang; Yala)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 578, pl.262, figs.L104,♂(right),♂(Un,right). (Yala) (in part)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 185, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Hat Supin; Kam Puan; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 148-149, figs.Abb.L-107-108. (Phang Nga) (in part)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (in part) (accessed: 2023.09.18)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Krabi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 700m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1919 : Revision der Artengruppe Pithecops auf Grund der Morphologie der Klammerorgane.
Arch. Naturgesch. (A)83(1):77-84, 4 figs. (Feb.1919)


Pithecops corvus corvus ♂
♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.06.24 - 2023.09.30.

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