Ancistroides nigrita
| Chocolate demon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ancistroides |
| Species: | A. nigrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, 1824)
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Ancistroides nigrita, the chocolate demon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.[1]
It is found in
India, Indochina, Sumatra, Java, Malaya, the Philippines
Subspecies
The subspecies of Ancistroides nigrita found in India are-[2]
- Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865 – (Bengal Chocolate Demon) Sikkim which is also found in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan and Yunnan.
Description
Both the upperside and underside of the wings are uniform dark brown or olive-brown. The marginal areas on the underside are sometimes a paler brown than the ground colour.
References
- ^ "Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)". Nature Society (Singapore). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Ancistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824 – Chocolate Demon". Retrieved 15 September 2017.