Ancistroides nigrita

Ancistroides nigrita, the chocolate demon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.[1]

Chocolate demon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Ancistroides
Species:
A. nigrita
Binomial name
Ancistroides nigrita
(Latreille, 1824)

Subspecies

The subspecies of Ancistroides nigrita found in India are-[2]

  • Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865 – (Bengal Chocolate Demon)

References
  1. "Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)". Nature Society (Singapore). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. "Ancistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824 – Chocolate Demon". Retrieved 15 September 2017.



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