Every year, for millions of years, a huge number of painted lady butterflies have migrated thousands of miles across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Though they've been a common sight throughout ...

The Painted Lady Butterfly is the most widespread butterfly species found on the planet, occupying all continents except Antarctica and Australia! Painted Ladies belong in the family Nymphalidae, ...

Butterflies have four stages of life: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult. Snyder said the painted lady isn't as selective as the monarch when it comes to food. She said painted lady caterpillars ...

A Painted Lady butterfly on a tridax daisy in Ivory Coast.Credit...Lucas Foglia Supported by Photographs by Lucas Foglia Text by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Ms. Nezhukumatathil writes poetry and essays ...

Each year, painted lady butterflies migrate thousands of miles between Africa and Europe. As the environment changes, so do their journeys. A painted lady butterfly waiting on a rocky hilltop for a ...

Do Painted Lady Butterflies Migrate? When you think of butterfly migration, it’s probably monarch butterflies that first spring to mind. But monarchs aren’t the only butterflies that travel long ...

Every year, painted lady butterflies born in Europe embark south on an epic journey to Africa. Now, researchers know exactly where on the continent these long-haul travelers spend their winter ...

Along with the warmer weather and boundless blooming flowers, May is the beginning of insect time (better known as the bug season). The insects that now reach maturity include lesser loved ones such ...