Side view
Front view
Looks quite menacing from the front.
View from the top
Saw at least 5 of them and they can be quite quarrelsome among themselves.
Have a Great Butterflying Year ahead !
Sunday, 3 January 2016
Swamp Tiger (Danaus affinis)
Sorry to disappoint you but this is not a real tiger. It was just a 'common' butterfly but it is reportedly a mangrove specialist. Saw this swamp thing at a mangrove area at Kuala Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia recently.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Butterflies in August 2025
As we transit nearer to a monsoon season, my butterfly lifers are expected to decrease naturally. Here are a few uncommon ones and just one ...
-
Rice Fields are usually open areas with vast flat terrains. From the month of November to December, the rice fields in Peninsular Malaysia ... -
The Malayan Punchinello ( Zemeros emesoides emesoides ) is a rather uncommon butterfly in this region. It is one of the only two species of...