A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) in honour of today's #MastodonMigration event. These nomadic butterflies embark on a multi-generational odyssey between tropical Africa and northern Europe each year - the longest known migration of any butterfly!
@MarcusRhodes I had no idea there was another butterfly that made a round-trip migration like the Monarch, and an even longer trip.
@paulawhyman It's only recently been shown that they do actually cross the Sahara
@MarcusRhodes wow, well, I'm glad to know it. I want to make sure I have it right when I refer to monarch migration in my book.
@MarcusRhodes we are so missing our butterflies
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@MrsB1505
A very interesting account! 
@Linda @MarcusRhodes @MrsB1505 yes it is, I followed it thank you
@MarcusRhodes One time I was driving between Petaluma and Sonoma Calif and at one point there were thousands of these (pretty sure it was painted ladies) flying overhead across the road. It was a gorgeous sight I'll never forget.