Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, [1824]) - Chocolate Demon

Subspecies in India

(1) Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Moore, [1866]) – Bengal Chocolate Demon

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits. 

 

This is a common species. 

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh122121
Assam23111536
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya21724
Mizoram
Nagaland2
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim12106131
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura13
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal11410
Total261431388111811

Page citation

Yadav, N., and K. Kunte. 2026. Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, [1824]) – Chocolate Demon. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/index.php/ancistroides-nigrita, accessed 2026/05/24.