Migration is typically associated with risk and uncertainty at the population level, but little is
known about its cost–benefit trade‐offs at the species level. Migratory insects in particular …

Migratory insects may move in large numbers, even surpassing migratory vertebrates in
biomass. Long-distance migratory insects complete annual cycles through multiple …

Migratory insects are key players in ecosystem functioning and services, but their
spatiotemporal distributions are typically poorly known. Ecological niche modeling (ENM) …

The decline of the iconic monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) in North America has
motivated research on the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) change and climate …

Seasonal environmental fluctuations provide formidable challenges for living organisms,
especially small ectotherms such as butterflies. A common strategy to cope with harsh …

Some insects, such as the painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui, exhibit complex annual
migratory cycles spanning multiple generations. Traversing extensive seas or deserts is …

BACKGROUND The reproductive system plays a crucial role in insect survival, reproduction
and species specificity. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying reproductive …

Irruptive or boom-and-bust population dynamics, also known as 'outbreaks', are an important
phenomenon that has been noted in biological invasions at least since Charles Elton's …

López-Manas et al.(1) raise concerns about our recent paper (2) documenting
environmental drivers of annual variation in the abundance of immigrant painted ladies …

The painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui is renowned for its virtually cosmopolitan
distribution and the remarkable long-distance migrations that are part of its annual, multi …