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butterfly migration we've seen thousands of butterflies flying over us, some stopped to feed on the many clovers in the area. Geotagged,Israel,Painted Lady,Spring,Vanessa cardui Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

butterfly migration

we've seen thousands of butterflies flying over us, some stopped to feed on the many clovers in the area.

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    Gary B
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    Interesting. These butterflies also occur where I live in Minnesota but must migrate from southern states each year as they can't survive the winter cold. Posted 6 years ago
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      Yael Orgad
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      we have them here year-round, but sometimes we get a migration wave passing through in addition to the local ones. Posted 6 years ago
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        Gary B
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        Do their larvae bother any crops? here they can be a pest insect on soybean fields. Posted 6 years ago

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The Painted Lady

"Vanessa cardui" is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Mar 24, 2019. Captured Mar 23, 2019 13:53 in Granit St, Caesarea, Israel.
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  • COOLPIX B700
  • f/5.6
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO100
  • 161.2mm