The migration is the biggest since 2005, when experts estimate more than a billion insects in total flew over the state.
The skies of southern California have become filled with millions of Painted Lady butterflies in the biggest migration event since 2005 thanks to recent heavy rain.
The Los Angeles Times reported hundreds of the insects have been spotted in locations including the 105 freeway in Los Angeles. But they haven’t arrived yet Shapiro, who is based in Sacrametno, told NBC. However, he has been notified of swarms in Temecula and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, to the north and east of San Diego, respectively, and further north in the Coachella Valley and in the city of Pasadena just outside of Los Angeles.
The scenes come as experts lament the decline of California’s butterfly populations in recent decades.
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