Danaus affinis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Danaus affinis, the Malay tiger, mangrove tiger or swamp tiger, is a butterfly found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the "crows and tigers", the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family. This is a highly variable species. In its range, which stretches from Thailand to the Philippines and southwards through Indonesia to Melanesia and northeastern Australia, it has at least around 30, possibly many more subspecies. Its closest relative is the white tiger, Danaus melanippus.. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Tiger Butterfly sighting in Litchfield National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 43 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Tiger Butterfly in Litchfield National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months. That is one of Litchfield National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 400 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp Tiger Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Swamp Tiger Butterfly sightings, Litchfield National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Tiger Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Litchfield National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
