1. Live pictures

1.1. Falter

1: Vietnam, (Huyen Long Dien) in einer Hotelanlage am Meer mit großem, parkähnlichen Gelände, Mitte Dezember 2017 (fot.: Jörg Schneider), det. Rolf StrickerForum

2: Australia, Northern Territory, Litchfield National Park, rainforest, 5. April 2010 (det. & phot.: Mario Finkel)Forum

3: Australia, Northern Territory, Mataranka, ca. 140 m, 16. Mai 2016 (phot.: Nathanja Stricker), det. Rolf StrickerForum

1.2. Ssp. obscura (Capronnier, 1886)

1-2: Indonesien, West Papua, Gam/Waigeo, Papua Explorers Dive Resort, Gartenanlage angrenzend an tropischen Regenwald, 2 m, 1. November 2017 (det. & fot.: Ernst Näf)Forum

3-4: Indonesien, West Papua, Gam/Waigeo, Papua Explorers Dive Resort, Gartenanlage angrenzend an tropischen Regenwald, 2 m, 4. November 2017 (det. & fot.: Ernst Näf)Forum

5: Indonesien, West Papua, Gam/Waigeo, Papua Explorers Dive Resort, Gartenanlage angrenzend an tropischen Regenwald, 2 m, 7. November 2017 (det. & fot.: Ernst Näf)Forum

2. Diagnosis

2.1. Original description

1: Fabricius (1775: 511) [nach Copyright-freiem Scans auf www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Biology

3.1. Habitat

1: Indonesien, West Papua, Gam/Waigeo, Papua Explorers Dive Resort, Gartenanlage angrenzend an tropischen Regenwald, 2 m, 31. Oktober 2017 (fot.: Ernst Näf)Forum

3.2. Further information

3.3. Other combinations

• Papilio affinis Fabricius, 1775 Original description

3.4. Synonyms

• Papilio philene Stoll, [1782] [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Euploea chionippe Hübner, [1823] [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danais cecilia Bougainville, 1837 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danais pullata Butler, 1866 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danais nubila Butler, 1866 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danais insolata Butler, 1870 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Salatura mysolica Moore, 1883 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Salatura nigrita Moore, 1883 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus vorkeinus Röber, 1886 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danais (Salatura) litoralis Doherty, 1891 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus paradoxa (Röber, 1939) [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus fuscata Talbot, 1943 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus signata (Talbot, 1943) [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus oesypera Talbot, 1943 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus kapaura Talbot, 1943 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Danaus jimiensis Miller & Miller, 1978 [synonym according to funet.fi]

3.5. Subspecies

• Danaus affinis malayana (Fruhstorfer, 1899) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis fulgurata (Butler, 1866) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis hegesippinus Röber, 1891 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis decentralis (Fruhstorfer, 1899) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis taruna (Fruhstorfer, 1899) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis affinoides (Fruhstorfer, 1899) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis abigar (Eschscholtz, 1821) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis wentholti (Martin, 1914) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis gelanor (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis djampeana (van Eecke, 1915) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis albistriga Talbot, 1943 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis bipuncta Talbot, 1943 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis cometho Goldman & Salvin, 1888 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis galacterion (Fruhstorfer, 1907) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis tualana Talbot, 1943 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis aruana (Moore, 1883) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis leucippus Röber, 1891 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis ferruginea (Butler, 1876) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis obscura (Capronnier, 1886) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis subnigra (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis jobiensis (Grose-Smith, 1894) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis mytilene (Felder & Felder, 1860) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis bonguensis (Fruhstorfer, 1899) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis sabrona Talbot, 1943 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis pleistarchus (Fruhstorfer, 1912) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis biseriata (Butler, 1882) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis kiriwina (Fruhstorfer, 1907) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis fergussonia (Fruhstorfer, 1907) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis decipientis (Strand, 1914) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis decipiens (Butler, 1882) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Danaus affinis albonotata Howarth, 1962 [subspecies according to funet.fi]

3.6. Faunistik

Nach [Global Biodiversity Information Facility] kommt die Art in Australien, Indonesien, Papua-Neuguinea, Thailand, Malaysia, Salomon-Inseln, Philippinen, Osttimor, Neukaledonien, Vanuatu, Kambodscha, Neuseeland, Singapur, Japan?, Palau und Vietnam vor.

Locus typicus gemäß Erstbeschreibung: Nova Hollandia [Australien].

(Autor: Michel Kettner)

3.7. Literature

• Original description: Fabricius, J. C. (1775): Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. 1-832 (Flensburg und Leipzig: Officina Libraria Kortii).
• Mastrigt, H. van (2009): Danaus affinis in Papua, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Danainae, Nymphalidae). — Suara Serangga Papua 4 (2): 52-60. [PDF]

3.8. Informations from other websites (external links)

• [BOLD]
• [Global Biodiversity Information Facility]
• [Butterfly House]
• [Butterflies of Australia]