Byblia ilithyia

"Joker butterfly" redirects here. For others, see Joker (disambiguation).

Spotted joker
Male
Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
In Bangalore, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Byblia
Species:
B. ilithyia
Binomial name
Byblia ilithyia
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio ilithyia Drury, 1773
  • Papilio polinice Stoll, 1782
  • Papilio gotzius Herbst, 1798
  • Hypanis cora Feisthamel, 1850
  • Byblia ilithyia var. badiata Grünberg, 1910
  • Byblia ilithyia f. aestivalis Ungemach, 1932

Byblia ilithyia, the spotted joker[1] or joker,[2] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in parts of Africa and Asia.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Woodhall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. pp. 210–211. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Byblia ilithyia (Drury, [1773])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2018.