The Lorain Public Library System Columbia Branch, 13824 W. River Road North in Columbia Station, is hosting a Painted Lady Butterfly program to release painted lady butterflies back into nature. The ...

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 ...

It is completely accurate to say that these astounding flyers are often on the move. We might spy a spectacular pair of wings as the wings' owner flutters among some pretty flowers, or glides among a ...

Every spring, swarms of the colorful butterflies can be spotted in Southern California as they make their way from western Mexico to the Pacific Northwest to breed. Some years, the number of migrating ...

These questions about Painted Lady butterflies were answered by second-graders at Antioch Unified School District in Antioch, Calif. Q: What do caterpillars eat? A: They eat ground-up mallow leaves ...