“The mass of white butterflies probably plays an important role in pollination, but this is still poorly understood.”
for Wildlife South Africa, said the migration took place during mid-summer. Depending on climatic conditions such as rain or drought, their numbers differed each year.
"Every year in mid-summer [December or January] they gather in their millions when they migrate in a northeasterly direction," he wrote. "In reality, the flight is emigration and not really a migration, as they only fly one way and then die at the end of their journey.” Following and preying on them are insect-eating birds and dragonflies out for an easy attack on the slow-moving butterflies.
They’re here! The annual mid summer butterfly migration descends on the garden where I work. I used this annual migration in a scene in JOHANNESBURG. The white, brown-veined butterflies are heading for Mozambique. Millions float across the city on their journey. Exquisite!
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