Male monarchs have two black dots on their ... Learn how to identify painted lady butterflies. Soldier butterflies also look like monarchs, and have many markings similar to queens but fewer ...

A broadly distributed migratory butterfly travels varying distances, influenced by environmental conditions rather than following genetically coded instructions, according to a study. The ...

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

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

Each year, painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) travel thousands of kilometers between Africa and Europe in search of suitable breeding conditions. A new study, involving researchers from the ...

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 ...

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.

Thistle butterflies travel around 10,000 kilometers each year from northern Europe to Africa and back again. "Each individual travels a section, and its offspring then continue the journey ...

A recent study provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape Autumn Widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species endemic to South Africa. A recent study published in the ...