I was happy to get to know the Jezebel Nymph (Mynes geoffroy), a species that I had previously seen only twice in far northern Queensland. These butterflies were by far the most abundant species of this area. Sometimes, I saw 10 or more at the same time as they chased each other through mid-levels of the forest.

Here is a male that settled quite low one morning:


... and another feeding from lantana:



The males were territorial. They generally would land head downwards on leaves or trunks of trees from 3-6m above the ground. They would chase any other butterfly that flew into the area.




I watched a couple cleaning their tongues. They seemed to be removing pollen that had accumulated near the tip.




Stinging Trees are the host plant of Jezebel Nymphs. Here are photos of young plant with huge leaves. These plants inflict an extremely painful sting as I discovered a couple of years ago!