Their wingspan is 2 to 2 7/8 inches. Meet the lovely American lady butterfly. You can spot a painted lady butterfly in nearly every habitat, but they prefer open grassy areas, gardens and fields.

Every year, for millions of years, a huge number of painted lady butterflies have migrated thousands of miles across Europe, ...

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 ...

Painted ladies are the ultramarathoners of the butterfly world—even more so than monarchs. Scientists have long known about ...

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 ...

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest... Every year, for millions of years, a huge ...