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).

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

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

Painted lady butterflies regularly migrate up to 9,000 miles from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa. However, they stop along the way to rest and replenish themselves. But in order to reach South ...