Danaus affinis
In 3 days ~70% 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 Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Tiger Butterfly in Raja Ampat on a given day, against about 20% in February, May and July, the lowest months.
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, Raja Ampat ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Swamp Tiger Butterfly that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Godart's Map Butterfly (about 30%), Durvillei's Tree Nymph (about 30%) and Orange-Banded Plane (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Tiger Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (40 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.
