Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning ...

Scientists from the University of Ottawa, Uppsala University, the Institut Botànic de Barcelona, and other institutions have tracked the migratory feats of the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui).

The findings challenge previous assumptions about butterfly migration and highlight the role of phenotypic plasticity.

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

Painted lady butterflies follow a multi-generational migration cycle ... broader populations of painted ladies or to other insect species with complex migratory patterns. Reference: Reich MS, ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning ...

Does the observed pattern apply to the broad geographic distribution of the painted lady? Is this phenomenon unique to butterflies, or could it be observed in other insects as well? ISTA ...