Monday, November 4, 2013

The Forest Quaker, Pithecops corvus corvus (Fruhstorfer)

This small butterfly is not uncommon on a forest path and has an erractic and feeble flight, usually not very far from the ground. It almost ressembles an Allotinus in flight and can easily be missed. On the uppersides, it is a drab brown butterfly with a streak of rusty brown on the forewing (visible on the 1st photo below) and the undersides are of a silvery grey-white with a prominent dark spot on its hindwing costal area. the two spots on the costal area of the FW underside and orange-brown marginal marks differentiate it from the Quaker, Neopithecops zalmora.


Habitat indicator

RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN






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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences [S1-S3 unless stated], H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct



S3





2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
S3
S3S3S3

SSSSSS
2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S
S
S


S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S2S3
S3
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S3













Above all photos from 04 November 2013 @ 15:09

21 November 2013 @ 14:20


 29 July 2014 @ 12:43


A glimpse of its uppersides: 27 Nov 2014 @ 13:32

 12:40

12:45
Above photos (S3) 19 Dec 2015


02 Jan 2016 @ 11:20

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