Cosmopolitan / Painted Lady I
A true cosmopolitan, the Painted Lady actually spends winter in the north of Africa and summer in the north of Europe, e.g. Sweden! Each generation migrates around 1000 kilometres when they go north. They start when the north of Africa gets too hot in april, and fly through Europe. They fly at different heights from the ground, up to more than 1000 meters, in search for favourable winds. And after the summer in the north of Europe they migrate back to the north of Africa! The wings of this butterfly are intact and then it has hatched nearby - if they are broken at the edge, on the other hand, the butterfly has flown far.
One of the 140 butterfly species that appear in the Nordic countries. Latin: Vanessa cardui. Swedish: Tistelfjäril.
The Painted Lady has a migratory behaviour also in the United States.
Cosmopolitan / Painted Lady I
A true cosmopolitan, the Painted Lady actually spends winter in the north of Africa and summer in the north of Europe, e.g. Sweden! Each generation migrates around 1000 kilometres when they go north. They start when the north of Africa gets too hot in april, and fly through Europe. They fly at different heights from the ground, up to more than 1000 meters, in search for favourable winds. And after the summer in the north of Europe they migrate back to the north of Africa! The wings of this butterfly are intact and then it has hatched nearby - if they are broken at the edge, on the other hand, the butterfly has flown far.
One of the 140 butterfly species that appear in the Nordic countries. Latin: Vanessa cardui. Swedish: Tistelfjäril.
The Painted Lady has a migratory behaviour also in the United States.