Location:
Species:
Painted lady
Date and Time:
Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 06:00
Number Observed:
2000
Type:
Migrating individual(s)
Wind Speed:
20
Wind Direction:
90.00
Description/Notes:
Large numbers of painted lady butterflys (in the 1000's) have been migrating through La Jolla (92121 where I am), CA
since early this morning (3-31-05)
This is not a april fool joke, I'm sure it will be in the local news (San Diego)
They appear at this location to be headed north-northeast. They are stopping to feed on california poppies, and other flowering bushes.
It is normal to see a few of these all year long here, esp. in the hills inland. I have never seen so many at once. They were so thick at noon that when I stood by flowering bushes, they were landing on me and running into me. I got out of their way to the food.