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.

The findings, published in PNAS Nexus, provide insights into the mechanisms shaping insect migration. Painted lady butterflies follow a multi-generational migration cycle. The journey begins in ...

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

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).

Scientists show that the different migration strategies are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being encoded in the butterfly's DNA. Painted lady butterflies are world travelers.