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LepiMAP:   1242
Province:   Caprivi
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   1821BA
Observer:   Heyns R. & Heyns L.
Date of record:   2007-12-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This butterfly confuses me with the Spotted Joker (Byblia ilithyia). The underside sligtly different and on the hindwings extra circles?
Last updated:   0000-00-00 00:00:00
Sp. code:   408500
Species name:   Byblia anvatara acheloia
Common name:   African joker -- Tolliegrasvegter
Family:   NYMPHALIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-1242
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1242 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1242 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Steve Woodhall
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Byblia anvatara acheloia -- African joker; Tolliegrasvegter
Species code:   408500
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2009-05-14 15:53:51
Species name:   Byblia anvatara acheloia -- African joker; Tolliegrasvegter
Species code:   408500

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