Butterfly Conservation and their research partners have figured out the long standing puzzle of what happens to painted ladies in the autumn, have a look at the article here, apparently they return south but at a much higher altitude making use of favourable cimatic conditions to aid their return journey.
Has anyone seen any this year, I don't think there has been a huge amount not like a few years ago when we had a huge influx.
Warden Intern at Otmoor.