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A huge outbreak of butterflies hit three continents — here’s why
![Close-up of a painted lady butterfly resting on purple Aster flowers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01653-w/d41586-024-01653-w_27167954.jpg)
A painted lady butterfly. Abundant vegetation in 2018 and 2019 kicked off an outbreak of these butterflies across three continents. Credit: Loic Poidevin/Nature Picture Library
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Nature 630, 273 (2024)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01653-w
References
Gorki, J. L. et al. Curr. Biol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.037 (2024).