Danaus affinis
Mangrove tiger | |
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D. a. fulgurata dorsal view from Indonesia | |
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D. a. fulgurata ventral view from Indonesia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Danaus |
Species: | D. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775
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Swamp tiger, Bribie Island, south-east Queensland, Australia
Danaus affinis, the Malay tiger, mangrove tiger or swamp tiger, is a butterfly found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the "crows and tigers", the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
This is a highly variable species. In its range, which stretches from Thailand to the Philippines and southwards through Indonesia to Melanesia and northeastern Australia, it has at least around 30, possibly many more subspecies.[1][2] Its closest relative is the white tiger, Danaus melanippus.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Smith, David A. S.; Lushai, Gugs & Allen, John A. (2005). A classification of Danaus butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based upon data from morphology and DNA. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 144(2):191–212. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00169.x (HTML abstract)
Categories:
- Danaus (butterfly)
- Butterflies of Australia
- Butterflies of Indonesia
- Butterflies described in 1775
- Butterflies of Asia
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Danainae stubs