Danaus affinis

Not to be confused with Malayan tiger.

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.

Mangrove tiger
D. a. fulgurata dorsal view from Indonesia
D. a. fulgurata ventral view from Indonesia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Danaus
Species:	D. affinis
Binomial name
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775

Swamp tiger, Bribie Island, south-east Queensland, Australia

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]

Resting

See also

• Danainae
• Nymphalidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)