NewsField research resolves long-standing question of where painted lady butterflies spend the European winter. Rieko KawabataThe painted lady butterflyRoger Vila The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) is renowned for its long migration path, travelling thousands of kilometres between Europe and Africa. The team visited sites that had abundant larval host plants as well as hilltops near the breeding sites to track adult activity. Having such a wide ecological niche is quite an exceptional adaptation in butterflies,” says Gerard Talavera at Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), in Spain, who leads the Worldwide Painted Lady Migration Project. This collaboration closes the migratory circuit, so to speak, for painted lady butterflies.”

Source: The North Africa Journal April 12, 2023 18:07 UTC