(NewsNation) — In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have mapped the transatlantic flight of the painted lady butterfly, found in South America for the first time in 2013. The species ...
On a beach in French Guiana, thousands of miles from their natural habitats, a flock of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa ... implying a migration of 7,000 km [4349.6 mi] or more,” Clément ...
They later established that the 70-mile wide (110km) mass was a kaleidoscope of Painted Lady butterflies. Forecasters say it is uncommon for flying insects to be detected by radar. "We hadn't seen ...