Painted ladies

Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated
The painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui is renowned for its virtually cosmopolitan distribution and the remarkable long-distance …
Megan S. Reich, Daria Shipilina, Venkat Talla, Farid Bahleman, Khadim Kébé, Johanna L Berger, Niclas Backström, Gerard Talavera, Clement Bataille
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Trans-Saharan migratory patterns in Vanessa cardui and evidence for a southward leapfrog migration.
Some insects, such as the painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui, exhibit complex annual migratory cycles spanning multiple generations. …
Megan S. Reich, Sana Ghouri, Samantha Zabudsky, Lihai Hu, Mael Le Corre, Ivy Ng'iru, Dubi Benyamini, Daria Shipilina, Steve C Collins, Dino J Martins, Roger Vila, Gerard Talavera, Clement Bataille
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Pollen metabarcoding reveals the origin and multigenerational migratory pathway of an intercontinental-scale butterfly outbreak.
Migratory insects may move in large numbers, even surpassing migratory vertebrates in biomass. Long-distance migratory insects complete …
Johanna L. Gorki, Roger Lopez-Mañas, Llorenç Sáez, Mattia Menchetti, Nazar Shapoval, Anne Andersen, Dubi Benyamini, Steve Daniels, Aurora García-Berro, Megan S. Reich, Stefano Scalercio, Eric Toro-Delgado, Clement P. Bataille, Christina Domingo-Marimon, Roger Vila, Tomasz Suchan, Gerard Talavera
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A trans-oceanic flight of over 4,200 km by painted lady butterflies
The extent of aerial flows of insects circulating around the planet and their impact on ecosystems and biogeography remain enigmatic …
Tomasz Suchan, Clement P. Bataille, Megan S. Reich, Eric Toro-Delgado, Roger Vila, Naomi E. Pierce, Gerard Talavera
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The Afrotropical breeding grounds of the Palearctic-African migratory painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui)
Migratory insects are key players in ecosystem functioning and services, but their spatiotemporal distributions are typically poorly …
Gerard Talavera, Aurora García-Berro, Valery N. K. Talla, Ivy Ng'iru, Farid Bahleman, Khadim Kébé, Kelvin M. Nzala, Dulce Plasencia, Mohammad A. J. Marafi, Abeje Kassie, Eude O. A. Goudégnon, Martial Kiki, Dubi Benyamini, Megan S. Reich, Roger Lopez-Mañas, Fulvia Benetello, Steve C. Collins, Clement P. Bataille, Naomi E. Pierce, Dino J. Martins, Tomasz Suchan, Mattia Menchetti, Roger Vila
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Erratic spatiotemporal vegetation growth anomalies drive population outbreaks in a trans-Saharan insect migrant
Roger Lopez-Mañas, Joan Pere Pascual-Díaz, Aurora García-Berro, Farid Bahleman, Megan S. Reich, Lisa Pokorny, Clement P. Bataille, Roger Vila, Cristina Domingo-Marimon, Gerard Talavera
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