Large clouds of painted lady butterflies are being spotted across the UK and Ireland - and experts believe we are seeing a mass emergence that happens every 10 years. Weather conditions and food ...

Sr Gabriel thinks this butterfly has stronger colours than previous sightings at this garden in Dysart, Fife. Huge numbers of painted lady butterflies have been seen in the UK and Ireland.

(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 ...

The painted lady butterfly—or Vanessa cardui—is a traveler like no other. At the onset of spring, this tenacious little butterfly sets out on a journey that defies all odds. By the end of the ...

Butterflies without such well-defined aggregations are more difficult to track, however. For example, painted lady butterflies often appear in Europe in the fall, sometimes in great abundance.