Jocker

Byblia ilithyia ജോക്കർ Malayalam Name : ജോക്കർ Family : Nymphalidae Sub-family : Biblidinae Tribe : Leptociaini Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION Africa and Asia STATUS: Not common HABITAT HABITS T ts IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Small size Black and white butterfly with wingspan50-55 mm. Male has the upperwings of a deep rich orange. The forewing has the costa broadly black until nearly the apex. The cell has three narrow short black bands, A postdiscal broad transverse black band from dorsum to vein 4, with the portions of the veins beyond it defined in black. Underside paler duller orange. Forewing: black markings as on the upperside, but the cell and upper discal markings obscurely margined on the inner side by white; Female simila...