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Why Millions Of Painted Lady Butterflies Are Migrating Through California

Scientists say that the butterflies number in the millions as they make their way to the Pacific Northwest.
A Painted Lady butterfly feeds on Sedum flowers in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Nati Harnik/AP)

An unusually wet winter in Southern California has given way to a super bloom of wildflowers and an explosion of Painted Lady butterflies.

The black and orange insects usually keep a low profile as they make their annual migration from the deserts of

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