Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The painted lady butterfly—or Vanessa cardui—is a traveler ...

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 ...

Painted ladies exist worldwide, unlike almost every other species of butterfly, although they have related species that seem to have evolved from them in Australia, and North and South America. Their ...

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 number ...

Raluca collects butterflies for the Worldwide Painted Lady Migration Project. As drought scorches Europe, painted lady butterflies find blooming flowers in the moist air near melting glaciers in ...