Danaus affinis

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The Malay Tiger (Danaus affinis) is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.

Contents

1 Description
2 Range
3 Status
4 Habitat
5 Habits
6 Life History

6.1 Egg
6.2 Caterpillar
6.3 Pupa
6.4 Foodplants

7 References
8 See also
9 External Links

Description

Range

South India, Sri Lanka, Peninsular India, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Goa, Karnataka, Nilgiris, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Tamilnadu, Kerala

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India (including Jammu and Kashmir,Himachal Pradesh, Garhwal and Kumaon, Sikkim, Assam , Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland), Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Andamans, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, southern and and eastern China (including Hainan, Guangdong province), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Laos, Vietnam, Kampuchea, Peninsular and Eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Phillippines (Palawan and Leyte), peninsular and Eastern Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, nias, Enggano, Bangka, Java, Bali, Kangean, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Tanahjampea and Kailmantan), Phillippines, Papua and New Guinea, Australia

Status

Very Common. Common. Locally Common. Not uncommon. Not Rare. Rare. Not known to be threatened. Vulnerable. Abundant. Scarce. It is protected by law in India.

Habitat

Where, altitude, season

Habits

Flight. Bask. Resting. Mud-puddling. Flowers. Bait. Unpalatability. Mimicry/model. Association with ants. Seasonal Abundance.

Life History

Broods. Flies during time of year.

Egg

Caterpillar

Pupa

Foodplants

The butterfly larva generally feed on plants of Family ceae. The recorded host plants are :-

References

Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

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