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 Both species prefer dry habitats in Africa and
 Arabia and their hostplants in the families
 Euphorbiaceae and Solanaceae? are common
 on both sides of the Red Sea mountain chains
 that are practically unexplored.
 Very limited recent exploration of N Red Sea
 mountain ranges (Benyamini & Müller, 2020)
 resulted in discovery of over ten regional new
 species, expending northwards due to climate
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 change. Tropical storms moving northwards e.g.                 lar v a                          © Dubi Benyamini
                    pupa
 RST that serves as conveyers for African and                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10
 Arabian butterflies are carrying and pushing                                                            1 1 1 1 1 1
 the butterflies northwards giving hope for
 additional relocated species including one or
 both these Jokers. Migrating Byblia (anvatara)
 acheloia (Larsen, 1978; Larsen & Larsen,
 1980: 50) will possibly be the first to penetrate
 S Levant.







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 A local and rare species to the southern
 outskirts of the Levant. In Dhofar S Arabia
 it prefers dense vegetation while in W Africa
 it is found only in very dry areas. Adults are
 attracted to flowers of  Heliotropium spp. and
 sap of damaged  Solanum incanum (Larsen &
 Larsen, 1980: 50; Larsen, 1982: 33).
                  S Sinai massif, Wadi El-Arbain, 1600 m, 5.11.1974
                            overwintering specimen

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 A rare species in the southern margins of the
 Levant. Seasonally dimorphic species, with
 specimens of the dry season having much   © Dubi Benyamini  © Dubi Benyamini
 darker underside. Quite “common in African
 shrublands where it flies close to the ground
 ©  Dubi Benyamini  32), but in Asir, SW Arabia (as  B.  acheloia   © Dubi Benyamini  © Dubi Benyamini  © Ofir Tomer  © Benny Shalmon
 and often inside bushes” (Larsen, 1982:

 Wallengren, 1857) is found in low vegetation
 “underneath large trees and shrubs on slopes
 and riverbanks” (Pittaway, 1985).

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