A painted lady butterfly (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A painted lady butterfly

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A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) refueling in Morocco, before embarking on the long journey northwards to southern Europe.

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Image credit: Oriol Massana Valeriano (photographer).

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