Painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui, shown resting on a bush in Benin) are known for flying thousands of miles from Europe to Africa.Now researchers know why the insects sometimes show up in ...

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom ...

He and some other scientists were collecting painted lady butterflies across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to map how their long migration unfolds across the continents. At first, Foglia’s plan ...

Unlike some bird species, where specific genetic variants influence migration routes, painted lady butterflies appear to rely on environmental cues. Researchers suggest that phenotypic plasticity – ...

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom ...