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Jezebel (White) Nymph (female)

Mynes geoffroyi




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martinl
martinl 9 months ago
White Nymph (female)
Mynes geoffroyi Mynes geoffroyi

9 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 9 months ago

Thanks Noel...

Christiane
Christiane 9 months ago

@ Martin.. Wildlife is never boring for me.. I like the other name.. Thanks for the links and the info. :)

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 9 months ago

Nice spot!

martinl
martinl 9 months ago

I saw a male one when I went to FNQ but your female is very fresh and reflecting blue in the sun. Very well captured.

martinl
martinl 9 months ago

Yes Christiane, quite plain. I just looked a bit further and found a more creative name - Jezebel nymph http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01...
I think names are important and add to the beauty of a person or creature see
my comment on this moth http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/128...
The jezebel butterflies are in the Delias group http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/781... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/849...
with red stripe/row of dots feeding on mistletoes and mimicing their red flowers. The imagery is of loose women with red lacey undergarments and therefore a Jezebel.
Your nymph seems to mimic the Delias (I don't know if this is true or not) and does share the colors including complex red and black pattern and white on the flipside. I think 'Jezebel nymph' is a more flamboyant name for this one. Actually nymph has two meanings too... Hmmm... Not that boring after all.

Christiane
Christiane 9 months ago

Thanks Martin for the ID.. What a boring name for a beautiful butterfly.. :)

Christiane
Christiane 9 months ago

Thanks asergio and Ignacio Gamboa...

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 9 months ago

Psychedelic butterfly, cool!!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 9 months ago

It is so sixties...

4740, Queensland, Australia

Lat: -21.26, Long: 149.12

Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 15, 2012

Reference

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