A viceroy clings to a flower at the Butterfly Pavilion and Denver Botanic Gardens fourth annual habitat experience “Butterflies at Chatfield Farms” May 25, 2017 in Jefferson County.

Here’s how to identify a red-spotted purple butterfly. Painted Lady Flight and Migration Facts Painted ladies can fly at speeds close to 30 miles per hour and cover up to 100 miles in a day.

In case you didn’t know, butterflies are in trouble. “Butterflies desperately need our help,” says butterfly breeder Rick Mikula, author of the award-winning “Family Butterf… ...

Viceroy: Prairie willow. Source: Brenda's Butterfly Habitat. Native Plants. Native plants can be a challenge to find at local greenhouses. Where to go: Barson's Greenhouse: 6414 Merrimen Road ...

Pictured here is a viceroy, which look similar to a monarch but is slightly smaller. (Michael Charles Cole/CBC) It wasn't always this bleak; between 2018 and 2019 there was an unusual spike, which ...