Scientists have recorded a tagged Monarch butterfly to have traveled over 280 miles (450 kilometres in one day!)

Monarchs make use of the jet stream. They fly high enough to catch the flow of air heading south and fly within it, thus increasing their speed and distance traveled.

At dusk butterflies look for shelter in bushes, small branches of trees and ground shrubs.

The Monarch caterpillar will only eat Milkweed leaves.

All butterflies taste with their feet.

The Painted Lady butterfly is the most prolific butterfly in the world covering North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The main reason for this is the large number of host plants they will use. Painted Lady butterflies will lay eggs on Hollyhock, Thistle, Sunflower, Mallow, Malva and Canola.

The Painted Lady butterfly is also referred to as the Thistle butterfly.

The Painted Lady caterpillar eats continuously for up to ten days and can grow to as large as 1-1/4 inches (3 cm) long.