Danaus affinis malayana

Danaus affinis malayana (Fruhstorfer, 1899)


♂, Chachoengsao, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)		♀, Chachoengsao, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

ON : Salatura affinis malayana Fruhstorfer, 1899
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 44(1-2):70.
TL : Wellesley, Malay Halbinsel.

Distribution : C.Nicobar, Thailand, Cambodia, S.Vietnam,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, N.E.Sumatra.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danais affinis malayana ; Godfrey,1916 : 117. (Bangkok; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Danaida affinis malayana ; Godfrey,1930 : 234. (Bangkok; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Danaida affinis malayana ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Danaus affinis malayana ; Pinratana,1977 : 69, figs.D4,♂,♂(Un). (C / P)
Danaus affinis malayanus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 56,71, pl.71, figs.4,♂,♀. (Bangkok)
Danaus affinis malayanus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 184, pl.64, figs.D4,♂,♀,♀(Un). ('Yala')
Danaus affinis malayanus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.10.30)
Danaus affinis malayanus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 184, pl.64, figs.N4,♂,♀,♀(Un). ('Yala')
Danaus affinis malayana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chonburi; Trat; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2022.10.30)
Danaus affinis malayanus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 26, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bang Phu)
Danaus affinis malayanus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 228, not fig. (Phang Nga)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Danaus affinis malayana ; Kosterin,2019 : 94, figs.38,♂,39,♀. (Koh Kong)
Danaus affinis malayana ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Danaida affinis f. malayana ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 23. (Annam-Cochinchine)
Danaus affinis malayana ; Metaye,1957 : 100. (C / S)
Danaus affinis malayana ; Metaye,1958a : 153-154, pl.1, fig.4,♂. (S: Giaray; Pulo Condore)
Salatura affinis malayana ; Morishita,1970 : 64, figs.4,♂,♀. (Cap St. Jaques)
Danaus affinis malayana ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 31-32, pl.2, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀. (S: Ho Chi Minh; Con Dao; Can Tho)
Danaus affinis malayana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 18. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chachoengsao : 1♂ 5♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Surat Thani : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Pattani : 1♂ (photo by D.Sargeant).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in mangrove forests at the seaside. Both sexes visit flowers.
Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 recorded it from Yala. But no one has ever seen it in this region and it seems rather doubtful. Therefore, these records are not to be adopted until a reliable specimen is confirmed. Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1899 : Uebersicht der Indo-Australischen Danaiden und Beschreibung never Formen.
Berl. ent. Z. 44(1-2):64-87, pl.2, 15 figs.


♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂+♀ (mating), Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.11.15 - 2024.07.31.