| Chocolate demon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Subspecies
The subspecies of Ancistroides nigrita found in India are-[2]
- Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865 – (Bengal Chocolate Demon)
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.
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