Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped
In October 2013, Gerard Talavera, a researcher from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona at CSIC, made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana — a species not typically found in South America. This unusual sighting prompted an international study to investigate the origin of these butterflies. A Combination … Read more