Ancistroides nigrita maura  (Snellen, 1880)

Chocolate Demon
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
​Genus: Ancistroides
Species: nigrita
Subspecies: ​maura

  • Common name: Chocolate Demon
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อนิลกายสีตาล​
  • Distribution: S. Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, S. Vietnam, Langkawi, W. Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Sipora, Bangka, Nias.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Ancistroides nigrita maura​ from Thailand.
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Ancistroides nigrita maura (Snellen, 1880) Chiang Mai, 2013
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Ancistroides nigrita maura (Snellen, 1880) Chiang Mai, 2013
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Ancistroides nigrita maura (Snellen, 1880) Chiang Mai, 2014
References: ​ 
​​​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies