Ancistroides nigrita

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

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

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Subspecies

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

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References

  1. "Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)". Nature Society (Singapore). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. "Ancistroides nigrita Latreille, 1824 – Chocolate Demon" . Retrieved 15 September 2017.