Other Common Names

Affinis Skipper

Notes

I’ve seen this butterfly’s close relative A. dschilus (Scrub Darter) many times on visits to Cairns, and was always a bit surprised that I’d never found marnas. A review of my unused photos during the COVID-19 lockdown revealed that I had photographed it in the Cairns Central Swamp.

Sightings

Cairns – November 2013

Links

• The Complete Field Guide to Australian Butterflies (2nd edition) by Michael F. Braby
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Don Herbison-Evans’ Australian Butterflies website
• Australian Nature Photography
• Brisbane Insects
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• iNaturalist