Found these two in the garden. The Painted Lady inhabits every continent except Australia and Antarctica, it's sometimes called the cosmopolitan butterfly, because of its global distribution. They cover a lot of ground, up to 100 miles per day during their migration. The Painted Lady is capable of reaching a speed of nearly 30 miles per hour. Painted ladies reach northern areas well ahead of some of their more famous migrating cousins, like the Monarch butterflies.