| Common joker |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Nymphalidae |
| Genus: |
Byblia |
| Species: |
B. anvatara |
| Binomial name |
Byblia anvatara
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| Synonyms |
- Hypanis vulgaris Staudinger, 1886
- Byblia anvatara anvatara f. seriata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903
- Hypanis acheloia Wallengren, 1857
- Hypanis castanea Butler, 1886
- Hypanis ilithyia var. vulgaris Staudinger, 1886
- Byblia acheloia vulgaris ab. albitrimacula Strand, 1911
- Byblia acheloia ab. holobrunnea Vári, 1976
- Byblia acheloia acheloia f. similata van Son, 1979
- Byblia boydi Dixey, 1898
- Byblia ilithyia var. crameri Aurivillius, 1894
- Byblia anvatara crameri f. fasciata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903
- Byblia acheloia ab. infuscata Schultze, 1920
- Byblia acheloia crameri f. nigrifusa Joicey and Talbot, 1921
- Byblia acheloia f. greenawayi Stoneham, 1965
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Byblia anvatara, the common joker, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Wingspan: 38–43 mm in males and 40–45 mm in females. Its flight period is year round.
Larvae feed on Tragia glabrata and Dalechampia capensis.