Pithecops corvus correctus
Cowan, 1966
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
ON :
Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1966
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13)8:421.
TL : Gaspani, Naga Hills, [NE.India].
Distribution : Nepal, N.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Pithecops hylax hylax ; Godfrey,1930 : 314. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai)
Pithecops sp. ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 83, pl.15, figs.115,♀,116,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Kawazoé,1964 : 149-150, pl.8, fig.62♂,Textfig.18,♂genitalia. (N: Ping Kong) (in part)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Pinratana,1981 : 43, 162, pl.6, figs.23,♂,24,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.70,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai; Umphang)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 561, pl.254, figs.L79a,♂,♂(Un). (Phrae: Wang Chin)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 561, pl.254, figs.L79b,♂,♂(Un). (Trat)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 578, pl.262, figs.L104,♂(left),♂(Un,left). (Wang Chin; Trat) (in part)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 185, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ang Khaang; Chiang Dao; Ban Mae Wa; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao Village; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiowo; Kao Yai; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kaen Chai)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet; Tak) (in part) (accessed: 2023.09.18)
Pithecops corvus corvus ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
[ LAOS ]
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.98, fig.B6. (Luang Prabang; Tha Ngone)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.108, fig.♂(Un). (Boun Neua)
Pithecops corvus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Pithecops corvus ; Onodera,2022 : 73, pl.205, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxai)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Kosterin,2019b : 29. (Mondulkiri)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Kosterin,2020 : 322. (Pursat)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Mondulkiri; Pursat)
[ VIETNAM ]
Pithecops hylax hylax ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (no loc.)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 52, figs.L-18,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Nihira,2009 : 100. (Phu Quoc)
Pithecops corvus correctus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 50. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 9♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phrae : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 1♂ 1♀.
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Tak : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 2♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 1300m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are territorial on the tips of shrub branches.
Literature
Cowan, C.F.,1966 : The Nomenclature of Pithecops corvus and Allied Species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13)8:421-425.
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♂(territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
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♂(territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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