[EBB Sightings] Painted Lady

I saw many, many painted ladies in Arizona this weekend.  They were just streaming across I-40 in AZ & CA on Tuesday.  And the yahoo news page has a picture of one identified as a monarch!

Jaan Lepson
Livermore

>Not a rare bird, but we seem to be having a massive
>movement of Painted lady butterflies through the area.
> At Mitchell canyon this morning Painted Ladies made
>up three of four butterflies seem and at home in
>Martinez there has been a continuous stream of them,
>all heading north.  We must be talking about
>thousands.  is anyone else seeing this?
>Rob Thomas
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