Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, are well known for their long and
incredible migration in the fall to their wintering grounds in Mexico. However,
they are not the only insect who migrates, nor do they have the longest route!
Insects in the orders of true bugs, dragonflies, and grasshoppers migrate as
well as other species of butterflies and moths. In fact, the painted lady
butterfly, Vanessa cardui, in the eastern hemisphere, makes a 9,000 mile migration trip from the
continent of Africa to the arctic and back again! Amazing!
