Ancistroides nigrita
Appearance
Chocolate demon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
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Subspecies
[edit]The subspecies of Ancistroides nigrita found in India are-[2]
- Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865 – (Bengal Chocolate Demon)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.