Ancistroides nigrita othonias

Hewitson 1878 - The Chocolate Demon

A common species which can be found both in forests and secondary vegetation. The largest of the plain brown species.

Flight Period

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Wingspan

40 - 50mm

Early Stages

Known. For further details, see Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, volume 2, page 656.

Larval Foodplant

Curcuma comosa, Curcuma domestica, Languas galanga, Zingiber montanum, Zingiber officinale and Zingiber zerumbet (all Zingiberaceae)

Range

Thailand, S. Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra and its south-western islands. Other subspecies on North-western Thailand, N-E India and N. Myanmar, Java and Phillipines,