Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Date and Timesort ascending Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2020-03-22 18:56:00 34.12354124 -118.6377279 Painted lady First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 2 180.0 10 mariposa Calabasas Peak Mtwy, Topanga, CA, USA. Location precision: within a 10m radius. There were at least two Painted Ladies patrolling the area. I saw two meet and tussle at one point. They stopped briefly to feed on California Brittlebush, then continued their wide, meandering circles. More...
2020-03-21 17:45:00 35.061871 -80.085352 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, Anson County, North Carolina. Location precision: estimated within a 1000m radius. Observed by Mike Turner, CarolinaLeps Newsgroup. "Today I visited Pee Dee NWRfrom about 12:45 to 5 pm. Weather was sunny and 80 F. More...
2020-03-21 17:45:00 35.061871 -80.085332 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, Anson County, North Carolina. Location precision: estimated within a 1000m radius. Observed by Mike Turner, CarolinaLeps Newsgroup. "Today I visited Pee Dee NWRfrom about 12:45 to 5 pm. Weather was sunny and 80 F. More...
2020-03-19 12:15:00 51.148536092292964 13.882391602442729 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 225.0 6 Sven Wagner One female and one male; both on Salix caprea male flower catkins. More...
2020-03-18 14:43:00 30.26566317 -93.19777026 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Location precision: within a 4m radius. Windy, 75F, mostly cloudy. Observed by ilouque, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40254308 More...
2020-02-28 19:45:00 34.17759185 -118.4719891 Painted lady First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 7 mariposa Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Van Nuys, California, USA. Location precision: within a 7m radius. Feeding on Black Mustard. Clear, 83F, 12% humidity. Observed by andreacala, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39331270 More...
2020-02-24 20:30:00 36.15699336 -115.4242747 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Clark County, Nevada, USA. Location precision: within a 15m radius. 65 degrees, no wind. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39191591 More...
2020-02-09 06:00:00 33.9626173 -77.92616350000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, New Hanover County, North Carolina. Location precision: estimated within a 200m radius. Temperature 55 F, sunny, calm or light breezes. Observed by Harry LeGrand, CarolinaLeps Newsgroup. More...
2020-01-28 17:15:00 19.05711583 -98.22862006000003 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa La Paz, Puebla, Pue., México. Location precision: not recorded. Feeding on lantana; not flying. Sunny, warm; wind calm. Observed by bodofzt, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38063280 More...
2020-01-01 23:28:00 35.26351122 -120.8716488 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Los Osos, California 93402, USA. Location precision: within a 44m radius. Observed by norabales, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37272498 More...
2020-01-01 23:10:00 31.75847188 -110.8446103 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Pima County, Arizona, USA. Location precision: within an 8m radius. Observed by mccreedy, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37218770 More...
2020-01-01 22:27:00 29.14592324 -83.04089386 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Cedar Key, Florida 32625, USA. Location precision: within an 8m radius. Observed by donmorrow, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37175968 More...
2020-01-01 19:36:00 29.14162217 -81.04139717 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Bay Grove Drive, Port Orange, Florida. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by jsjo1294, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37168843 More...
2020-01-01 18:48:00 33.82505908 -116.3144637 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Palm Desert, California. Location precision: within a 19m radius. Observed by cae1, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37175048 More...
2020-01-01 17:34:00 31.59361496 -111.0504842 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Carmen, Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona. Location precision: within an 8m radius. Observed by desertharrier, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37172971 More...
2020-01-01 14:01:00 37.679305 21.40958333 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Pirgou, Pyrgos, Ilia County, Dytiki Ellada, Greece. Location precision: within a 4m radius. Observed by christos13, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37701444 More...
2019-12-23 22:01:00 26.058558174477426 -80.44434656057919 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 225.0 7 badewitt Basking More...
2019-12-02 06:00:00 31.5395378 -110.7561963 West coast lady First butterfly of the season 1 0 mariposa Patagonia, Arizona. Location precision: estimated within a 1.5 km radius. Observed by Fred Heath, DesertLeps Newsgroup. "There are still butterflies out there. Although it is December, today Mary Klinkel and I managed to find the 27 species listed below. More...
2019-12-02 06:00:00 31.5395378 -110.7561963 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Patagonia, Arizona. Location precision: estimated within a 1.5 km radius. Observed by Fred Heath, DesertLeps Newsgroup. "There are still butterflies out there. Although it is December, today Mary Klinkel and I managed to find the 27 species listed below. More...
2019-12-02 06:00:00 31.5395378 -110.7561963 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Patagonia, Arizona. Location precision: estimated within a 1.5 km radius. Observed by Fred Heath, DesertLeps Newsgroup. "There are still butterflies out there. Although it is December, today Mary Klinkel and I managed to find the 27 species listed below. More...
2019-11-21 20:30:00 33.8735189 -78.0003595 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 mariposa Old Baldy Lighthouse, Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Location precision: estimated within a 60m radius. On scarlet Lantana. Sunny, calm, 56 F. Observed by Susan Andrews, CarolinaLeps Newsgroup. More...
2019-10-28 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “ a P.L. in a.m.; 2 P.L’s in p.m.– one faded, one ‘fresh’.” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...
2019-10-28 05:00:00 43.99702996119756 -77.72419159025071 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 0 Donald Davis Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0, Canada. Location precision: estimated within a 3 km radius. Two monarchs, 5 red admirals, 4 painted ladies by Karen Anderson today at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. More...
2019-10-28 05:00:00 43.99703824148128 -77.71954188383921 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 5 0 Donald Davis Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0, Canada. Location precision: estimated within a 3 km radius. Two monarchs, 5 red admirals, 4 painted ladies by Karen Anderson today at Presqu'ile Provincial Park. More...
2019-10-26 17:45:00 45.244791 -81.29235 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 Donald Davis Cabot Head Lighthouse, 806 Cabot Head Rd, Miller Lake, Ontario N0H 1Z0, Canada. Location precision: not recorded. Casual, incidental observation while on a birding trip. Survey period from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. EDT. More...
2019-10-26 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “a P.L. in good condition’ at THCG; it also rested on a wood chip.” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...
2019-10-24 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “a P.L. at THCG.” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...
2019-10-21 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “a P.L. at THCG.” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...
2019-10-20 17:30:00 41.926311591397635 -82.5140617754152 American lady Migrating individual(s) 38 180.0 0 Donald Davis West Beach, Point Pelee National Park, Wheatley, Ontario. Location precision: estimated within a 600m radius. Observed by Steve Pike, Ontario Butterflies Newsgroup. More...
2019-10-20 17:30:00 41.92569088277493 -82.51367553731706 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 180.0 0 Donald Davis West Beach, Point Pelee National Park, Wheatley, Ontario. Location precision: estimated within a 600m radius. Observed by Steve Pike, Ontario Butterflies Newsgroup. More...
2019-10-20 16:13:00 44.9219616 -93.30616079999999 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 157.5 1 Livewombat Two concentrations of Painted Lady butterflies around Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, with at least a couple dozen on a big purple aster near the bandshell and a similar number on Verbena bonariensis and other flowers in the rose garden. More...
2019-10-18 22:00:00 44.92719072662773 -93.29612910747528 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 4 157.5 8 Livewombat Four painted ladies on Verbena bonariensis in the municipal rose garden. More...
2019-10-18 21:56:00 44.92719072662773 -93.29612910747528 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 7 Livewombat One red admiral, nectaring on Verbena bonariensis in a municipal rose garden. More...
2019-10-18 21:45:00 44.92843162173962 -93.3072436679006 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 157.5 7 Livewombat Many painted lady butterflies on a large purple aster patch. The wind was gusty, and the butterflies were clinging to the flowers. More...
2019-10-18 18:42:00 44.855777541370564 -93.60660552978516 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 12 157.5 8 Livewombat A dozen or so Painted Ladies, mostly in one butterfly garden at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. More...
2019-10-15 18:35:00 45.55790112586828 -73.56344770793783 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 20 0 Donald Davis Jardin Botanique, Montréal, Québec H1X 2B6, Canada. Location precision: estimated within a 25m radius. Reported by Maxim Larrivée. More...
2019-10-15 05:00:00 43.59288639739822 -79.51389226796891 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 Donald Davis Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Location estimated within a 700m radius. Observed by Andrew Keaveney, Ontario Butterflies Newsgroup. "2 seen on Tuesday the 15th with that warm weather. Perhaps getting late for the species. More...
2019-10-13 05:00:00 43.9491784 -78.29344679999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Donald Davis FYI: Saw one myself on October 13th in Port Hope, Ontario. [Location estimated within a 4 km radius.] More...
2019-10-10 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “3 P.L’s on Buddleia Bush in THCG.” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...
2019-10-09 15:10:00 44.8621967 -93.61627909999999 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 200 180.0 7 Livewombat The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum was full of Painted Ladies, on dahlias, salvias, Verbena bonariensis, asters, and sunning on pavement. There were a few monarchs, but I didn't see any other Vanessa butterflies with them. More...
2019-10-08 21:22:00 44.92741729999999 -93.29575999999997 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 60 180.0 9 Livewombat About 60 painted lady butterflies seen (probably lots more that we didn't see) in a municipal garden near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. They were mostly on Verbena bonariensis and purple salvia. The weather was sunny, around 60 degrees, with a fairly strong wind from the south. More...
2019-10-06 17:29:00 44.92742240620863 -93.29576969146729 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 270.0 9 Livewombat In locations east and west of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, we saw a total of 30 or more Painted Lady butterflies, mostly on zinnias and Salvia, and some on Verbena bonariensis. More...
2019-10-06 16:36:00 44.91634742622037 -93.31526590502096 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 10 Livewombat A red admiral spent a long time on a butterfly feeder at a second floor window, eating an overripe banana. More...
2019-10-03 19:50:00 42.03156680032869 -93.64605022022056 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 13 mariposa Lot 33 bioswale planting, Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. One fresh Painted Lady nectaring on New England Aster. Mostly cloudy; broken stratocumulus clouds. 57 F, dew point 44 F, relative humidity 62%, winds gusting to 21 mph. More...
2019-10-01 18:04:00 42.03113843250022 -93.64722448525009 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 202.5 0 mariposa Genetics Chick Isolation Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral migrating south-southwest from the east end of Chick Isolation toward the roof of the Genetics Laboratory. 72 F, humid, overcast, nearly calm. More...
2019-09-30 21:30:00 44.91780501899611 -93.32117557525635 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 60 202.5 6 Livewombat At this location on the map there were about 40 painted ladies on zinnias in a large planting along the streets of a corner lot Another 20 or so we're at scattered sites within 6 blocks, mostly on zinnias but also Verbena bonariensis, cosmos, tithonia, and just flying around. More...
2019-09-30 20:42:00 44.91633475379992 -93.31528997757789 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 202.5 6 Livewombat One red admiral stopped on my butterfly feeder for overripe banana More...
2019-09-30 19:57:00 42.02631009425306 -93.61583071669276 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 180.0 0 mariposa First National Bank, 5th and Burnett, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying south over the roof of the bank. Very warm and windy. More...
2019-09-30 17:18:00 42.03053052762526 -93.64367000103618 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 180.0 0 mariposa Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying south from the Horse Barn to the Meat Laboratory, about 2 meters above the street. Very warm and windy. More...
2019-09-29 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “3 P.L’s at THCG: one in a.m.; two in p.m..” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...

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