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Showing posts with label Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia Nymphalidae Nymphalinae butterfly identification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia Nymphalidae Nymphalinae butterfly identification. Show all posts

Monday, May 14, 2012

Spotted Joker (Byblia ilithyia)

Family Nymphalidae
Female - darker
 In the winter season, the colors of both  sexes are not as bright as in the summer.
Male
During the dry season the female had chocolate-brown bands replacing the underside hind wing orange bands.
Female
They are common in the north eastern parts of the region.
Male
Their habitat is grasslands and savanah.
Female
 
Male

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