About 11 million of the butterflies were seen in the UK during the last "painted lady year" in 2009. Sightings of painted ladies have prompted the posting of countless pictures and videos.

Large clouds of painted lady butterflies are being spotted across ... otherwise known as Vanessa cardui - have prompted countless pictures and videos to be posted to social media.

The specimen was collected in late 1800s, but still looks like it was collected yesterday.' The relay team of the butterfly world, the painted lady species completes an impressive 9,000 mile journey ...

MIT researchers have pioneered a method to observe and image the development of scales on butterfly wings during ...

It’s not all about the tulips. Taking a punt on autumn-sown annuals and biennials can boost next year’s blooms ...

An optical micrograph shows the scales on the wings of an adult painted lady. Using a special ... a crucial time window in the butterfly’s development. These images reveal for the first time ...

Dozens of painted lady butterflies fluttered through pink ... Attendees arranged bouquets of hand-picked flowers and took photos with them on Saturday. Owner and third-generation farmer Teresa ...

Conservationists are warning of a 'butterfly emergency' after 9,000 people logged no butterflies at all during their counting ...

Anyone else getting fed up with ‘emergencies’? There was a time when that word meant something, but not any longer now that ...

All monarch subspecies appear similar, with vibrant orange wings detailed with black veins, and a black border dotted with ...