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.
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