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 ...

Do Painted Lady Butterflies Migrate? When you think of butterfly migration, it’s probably monarch butterflies that first spring to mind. But monarchs aren’t the only butterflies that travel long ...

SPOKANE — A Washington State University butterfly expert described painted ladies as a "cosmopolitan" butterfly because they can be found on every continent aside from Antarctica. The ladies are ...

Miami artist CJ Lattimore is being honored Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Sandrell Rivers Theater in Liberty City. For more than 50 years he has painted portraits of men and women who’ve played a part in ...

Each year, painted lady butterflies migrate thousands of miles between Africa and Europe. As the environment changes, so do their journeys. A painted lady butterfly waiting on a rocky hilltop for a ...

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 some ...