Swamp Tiger (Black & White Tiger) Danaus affinis affinis
Wingspan: 62 - 65mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: February
Note: Approx one dozen sighted at Urunga beside the lagoon in August 2020.
There are two subspecies Danaus affinis affinis (found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to southern NSW) and Danaus affinis gelanor (found in the Torres Strait Islands).
Distribution: Found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to Sydney NSW.
Status Claire Cottage: a rare visitor
Status Dorrigo Plateau: rare
Similar species: None.
Wingspan: 62 - 65mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: February
Note: Approx one dozen sighted at Urunga beside the lagoon in August 2020.
There are two subspecies Danaus affinis affinis (found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to southern NSW) and Danaus affinis gelanor (found in the Torres Strait Islands).
Distribution: Found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to Sydney NSW.
Status Claire Cottage: a rare visitor
Status Dorrigo Plateau: rare
Similar species: None.
A rare visitor to our garden. A coastal butterfly. We have found the Swamp Tiger breeding at Urunga beside the coastal boardwalk where its food plant Cynanchum carnosum, a scrambling vine, grows on a sandy wetland immediately behind the sand dunes. This breeding site is approximately 40 km from our property. The Black and White Tiger appears to stay near the coast mostly in the vicinity of its food plant but butterflies sometimes get blown off-course by strong coastal winds and the one above was photographed on our property, over 50 k from its breeding colony and 800 metres higher on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Swamp Tiger (Black & White Tiger) Danaus affinis affinis
Wingspan: 62 - 65mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: February 2011
Note: Approx one dozen sighted at Urunga beside the lagoon in August 2020.
There are two subspecies Danaus affinis affinis (found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to southern NSW) and Danaus affinis gelanor (found in the Torres Strait Islands).
Distribution: Found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to Sydney NSW.
Status Claire Cottage: a rare visitor
Status Dorrigo Plateau: rare
Similar species: None.
Butterfly Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval Food Plants:
Habitat where adult found at Claire Cottage: Flower Garden and Rainforest edge
Thought to be breeding at Claire Cottage: No
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
First warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: 06/02/2011
Last warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: 06/02/2011
Wingspan: 62 - 65mm
Sighted Claire Cottage: February 2011
Note: Approx one dozen sighted at Urunga beside the lagoon in August 2020.
There are two subspecies Danaus affinis affinis (found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to southern NSW) and Danaus affinis gelanor (found in the Torres Strait Islands).
Distribution: Found in northern WA, northern NT, CYP and most of eastern QLD, and eastern NSW south to Sydney NSW.
Status Claire Cottage: a rare visitor
Status Dorrigo Plateau: rare
Similar species: None.
Butterfly Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: Feb 2011,
- DORRIGO PLATEAU None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Urunga wetlands NSW, Stuarts Point NSW, North Haven NSW.
Larva Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None to date
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Urunga wetlands.
Larval Food Plants:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None
- DORRIGO PLATEAU None
- ELSEWHERE: APOCYNACEAE - Cynanchum carnosum (which grows in coastal salt marshes and mangrove swamps, NSW), Cynanchum ovalifolium (in QLD), Marsdenia viridiflora (Occurs in WA, NT, CYP, NEQ and CEQ.) Sarcolobus hullsii (in NT. & CYP),
Habitat where adult found at Claire Cottage: Flower Garden and Rainforest edge
Thought to be breeding at Claire Cottage: No
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
First warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: 06/02/2011
Last warm season sighting - Claire Cottage: 06/02/2011