Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old

Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old

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 human history, scientists haven’t understood quite how far they travel — or how they can withstand such a difficult journey.Now, for the first time, an international team of scientists called the Worldwide Painted Lady Migration Project has traced th…

Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old - TPR: The Public's Radio

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer Lucas Foglia documents the journey.