A couple of days ago we noted how there were, and this is a technical term, a fuckton of butterflies in the east Coachella Valley. Well, here we are a few days later, and they are everywhere in town – from Palm Springs to Thermal and everywhere in between.
Seriously, it’s hard to avoid seeing the butterflies right now – as they are just about everywhere.
Last few days been seeing thousands (millions?) of these mothy butterflies flying fast east to west through the Coachella valley. Strong headwinds today too! #butterflies #moths pic.twitter.com/zgbRUErdEn
— John Fitzpatrick (@JohnFitzpatrik) March 2, 2019
Not that people are mad about that…
Thousands upon thousands of butterflies have converged on the Coachella Valley breathtaking
— Randy Economy (@EconomyRadio) March 2, 2019
It’s kind of hard to pick up the little things on your camera, but people are trying…
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?#CVWeather Lots of butterflies flying over the house this afternoon ! ?
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? Where ever you live at here in California, LOOK UP TO THE SKY ??
????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/5plsgLO3W5— COACHELLA VALLEY (@COACHELLAEVENTS) March 2, 2019
So why so many freakin’ butterflies? According to the Desert Sun, the increase in painted lady butterflies has to do with that very wet winter in the Coachella Valley. That fueled vegetation growth and gave caterpillars plenty of food in the form of plants to eat.
And the increase in numbers of butterflies seems to be okay with most people as they are mostly enjoying seeing them…
The butterflies in Palm Springs ???
— Gab (@EvilBun18) March 2, 2019
Except for the fact that it is making driving much less fun…
with all these butterflies I’m driving 30mph, don’t want the symbol for life and new beginnings to be smashed onto my windshield
— Angelo (@rogrod69) March 3, 2019
A butterfly hit my windshield … not gonna lie , it was pretty scary
— Lost In The Fire (@Javertt_69) March 2, 2019
