Chocolate demon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

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


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