Non-stop flight: in a world-first, researchers map a 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the #PaintedLady butterfly https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/news-all/non-stop-flight-world-first-researchers-map-4200-km-transatlantic-flight-painted-lady
A trans-oceanic flight of over 4,200 km by painted lady butterflies https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49079-2
"Vanessa cardui flew from West Africa to French Guiana... they probably originated in Europe, extending this migratory flight over 7000 km... The #butterflies made the transatlantic journey in 5 to 8 days, actively flying but aided by favorable trade winds"