A Painted Lady butterfly on a tridax daisy in Ivory Coast.Credit...Lucas Foglia Supported by Photographs by Lucas Foglia Text by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Ms. Nezhukumatathil writes poetry and essays ...

The Painted Lady Butterfly is the most widespread butterfly species found on the planet, occupying all continents except Antarctica and Australia! Painted Ladies belong in the family Nymphalidae, ...

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 ...

An overabundance of wildflowers has attracted millions of stunning painted lady butterflies en route to the Pacific Northwest. Sightings of painted lady butterflies have been scarce in recent ...