The Swamp Tiger, Danaus affinis malayanus (Fabricius, 1775)

 The Swamp Tiger resembles a smaller and duskier version of the Black-veined Tiger. Unlike the wider-spread Black-veined Tiger, the Swamp Tiger is restricted to coastal habitats.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN

 Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurrences, H marks an unusually high occurrence, F for first record)

 

2021
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

 

2022
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	x	x

10:30

10:32

10:32

Above all photos of a male @ 13 March 2022

The Black-veined Tiger, Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Cramer)

Similar looking to the Plain Tiger and can be differentiated by its much more broadly shaded veins on the HW and lack of any orange colour on the uppersides of the HW. Common throughout its range and year.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
	x	x	x	x	x			x

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S5

S5

S5S6

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

11 Dec 2014 @ 11: 21

27 Dec 2014 @ 12:13

29 Nov 2015 @ 12:08

The Plain Tiger, Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus chrysippus (L.) f. alcippoides (Moore)

Uncommon now though once a common roadside butterfly, it is not frequently encountered and are sometimes seen visiting flowers of the Snake Weed and cassia along roadsides fringing villages and farmland. This is decidedly an insect of the open country and grassland, in Raub that would likely be open road sides with patches of grassland and flowering bushes close to human activites (farming). The form alcippoides (Moore) is the likely form to be encountered in this part of the country, having the hindwings almost flushed white. Use of herbicide to control roadside, parks and wasteland weeds had greatly contributed to its decline and that of other once common open country butterflies in Raub.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
	x	x

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
		S10	S10	S10

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S10

S10

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
				S6							S6

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S6S10

Above 2 photos 30 Jan 2014 @ 10:49.

10:53

10:53

Above 3 photos @ 10:57

Above photos 05 Dec 2014 @ 10:36

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A worn female came and deposited some eggs on my Caloptris seedling...

Above pictures 07 Jan 2017

The ribbed egg is laid on the leaf surface of its host plant, The Giant Milkweed, Calotropis gigantea in batches or singly.

a 3rd instar caterpillar

5th instar (final instar)

Sometimes too many batches of eggs are alid on a single host plant causing the caterpillars to strip the host plant bare of leaves.

the caterpillar finds a place to rest and starts to pupate

The same batch of caterpillars can produce pink or green pupas.

A jade green pupa. 07 Jan 2017

The day before eclosion, the pupa will turn transparent, showing the shapes of the butterfly insect.

A few hours later, they become even more detailed and the colour of the wings will show through. 07 Jan 2017