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Scientists demonstrate for first the time that a group of butterflies flies across the Atlantic Ocean - EurekAlert


An international team of researchers, led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has documented a transoceanic flight of more than 4200 km by painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui), setting a record for an insect.

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