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{{Short description|Genus of brush-footed butterflies}}
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| name = Joker butterflies
| image = Joker-Byblia ilithyia.jpg
| image_caption = Spotted jokers (''[[Byblia ilithyia]]'') mating
| taxon = Byblia
| authority = [[Jacob Hübner|Hübner]], [1819]
| synonyms = *''Hypanis'' <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
}}
'''''Byblia''''' is a genus of [[Nymphalidae|nymphalid]] [[butterflies]], commonly called '''jokers''', found in the [[Africa]] and the [[India]]n subcontinent.
These butterflies are orange with black markings. They are attracted to rotting fruit and frequently open and close their wings when resting.<ref name=Woodhall>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
==Species==
Listed alphabetically:<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/biblidinae/byblia/index.html ''Byblia''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
*''[[Byblia anvatara]]'' <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small> – common joker<ref name=Woodhall/>
*''[[Byblia ilithyia]]'' <small>(Drury, [1773])</small> – spotted joker
==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.eol.org/pages/19664 ''Byblia''], Encyclopedia of Life
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[[Category:Biblidinae]]
[[Category:Nymphalidae genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner]]
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