Butterfly Observations

E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees)sort descending Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2017-07-28 13:12:00 36.1584668 -115.42701920000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Ash Canyon Trail, Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: 14m radius. Observation by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7396173 More...
2017-09-06 14:45:00 42.0147394 -94.361307299996 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 315.0 7 cradebaugh Feeding on perennial salvia/sage at Midland Power Cooperative office More...
2005-06-18 12:00:00 49.43 -112.37 Painted lady 100 archive Observer: Megan Curtis. I have about 20 butterflies on my chive plant; each blossom is holding one or more butterflies. My lilac bush has the same; I have another low lying plant (name unsure); it also has about 25 butterflies feeding on it! It is amazing. More...
2014-11-04 20:06:00 44.072802540923 -103.23816060609 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 prb The Red Admiral was feeding on a mum flower. There is a photograph of it on Bugguide. Based on my field guide to SD butterflies it is almost the latest date recorded. More...
2019-05-14 18:50:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 18 0 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. This was our weekly walk counting butterflies. The number of red admirals is not near as many as a couple of weeks ago. 78 F, calm. Survey Type: Survey Route, 11:50 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. CDT. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 33.15 -117.3 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Yelena Klinova More...
2010-07-05 12:00:00 44.65431 -91.81231 Red admiral 1000 archive From Wisconsin Butterflies, Larry Radle: Location: County Road R and Hayes Road, Pepin County, Wisconsin. * Red Admiral 1000s More...
2011-02-17 06:00:00 35.937632 -75.71120300000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Karl Gottschalk and I saw (and I photographed) what seemed to be multiple Red Admirals visiting violets at the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, Dare County, NC on 2/17/11.  This was a big surprise for me, since I've never seen any butterflies visiting the violets typically planted in my neighborh More...
2010-01-01 12:00:00 28.7232 -100.5003 Red admiral 1 archive I had a male red admiral in my yard all winter, even through the 4-5 freezes down to 24dF. He had staked out the roof of my office and the swimming pool as his "meadow" and aggressively patroled between a loquat, a Japanese Yew and a large mesquite that surrounded his area. More...
2004-05-12 18:39:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 1 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 1. Overcast, cooling, leaves tremble. 17.8 C - 17.4 C. More...
2007-06-19 12:00:00 40.79 -77.86 Red admiral 1 270.0 3 archive I was identifying the butterfly with the assistance of my Audubon book and the web when I came across your sight. I really enjoyed your sight and please keep it up! I hope this information will help you with you study. Sincerely, Melissa Freed. More...
2005-04-03 12:00:00 39.22 -74.99 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 2 archive Very early migrant. Observer: B. Roberts More...
2019-08-20 17:45:00 33.457582211481814 -80.74352502822876 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Orangeburg, South Carolina. Observed by Dennis Forsythe, CarolinaLeps Newsgroup. All, Donna and I spent from 12:45 until 3:30 PM and drove 7 mi at the Orangeburg Super Sod Farm. More...
2005-11-29 12:00:00 29.07 -97.33 Painted lady 1 archive Observer: D. Muschalek More...
2010-05-23 16:00:00 41.57 -87.55 Red admiral 1 Julie Burrus I have been seeing Red Admirals, some days as many as 3 to 5 around my house, since 05/05/10. Just s…I have been seeing Red Admirals, some days as many as 3 to 5 around my house, since 05/05/10. Just saw one today at 4 p.m. flitting in my yard. Lit in a yew to hide with wings closed. More...
2012-04-18 17:47:00 45.5871702 -62.64511909999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. More...
2010-03-16 12:00:00 25.139 -80.937 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: J. Monroe. Everglades National Park, south end near Ecopond, FL. More...
2017-03-18 20:15:00 33.84582167 -116.31510830000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Desert Hot Springs, California 92241. Location precision: not recorded. Observation by zachbehrens, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5441048 More...
2007-07-06 12:15:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 157.5 10 archive No description. More...
2017-09-22 18:54:00 43.0408111 -76.2125784 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 6 SyracuseNY Confirmed 6 (at least) still hanging around esp on asters and tall boneset - don't seem to be directional flight though. More...
2001-03-11 12:00:00 27.8961 -82.7082 American lady 1 archive Observer: T. Adams. One laying eggs on cudweed. More...
2012-06-10 05:00:00 44.5370197 -78.7361328 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Susan Blayney) [New hatch of Red Admirals in Fenelon Falls, Ontario] Sunday June 10, I observed a freshly hatched Red Admiral from the nettle patch behind the barn. The next generation after the Invasion is upon us. 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...
2003-10-05 12:00:00 35.4527 -86.0273 Painted lady 8 archive Observers: D. Davidson, R. Venable. More...
2012-10-16 20:57:00 35.3033057 -94.336638499997 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Cliff Ivy Sunny warm, very windy. American lady was nectaring butterfly bush flowers with numerous Gulf frits. More...
2005-07-05 12:00:00 50.95 -114.58 Painted lady 200 archive Just to let you know we have hundreds of Painted Ladies here this July 05. Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0K0. We are close to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lynn Myette More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 44.13 -76.72 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 30 archive Observer: Bruce Ripley. Hello Don, Today there was a pretty impressive movement of Red Admirals. Most of the sightings were on Amherst Island, but many were north of the city and a few within Kingston. More...
2016-11-10 18:07:00 36.18130497 -115.50447099999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Painted Lady Butterfly, Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: within an 11m radius. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4642881 More...
2004-10-27 12:00:00 28.9811 -97.5028 American lady 1 archive Observer: D. Muschalek. More...
2007-05-25 12:00:00 49.908 -97.106 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Hi Rob and all, Yes, I saw my first Monarchs yesterday (May 31/07) in my yard in Elmwood, Winnipeg, as well! The winds must have been favorable! Yesterday also brought forth a tiger swallowtail (just one). More...
2017-09-16 15:42:00 38.305294701653 -123.0580329847 Painted lady 2 Lisahug Campbell Cove More...
2006-05-18 12:00:00 40.7823 -73.9654 Red admiral 6 archive Observers: T. Fiore and K. Wallstrom. Coordinates are for the center of Central Park. More...
2012-05-14 05:00:00 47.3690127 -68.3266741 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 30 180.0 7 Donald Davis [John Klymko (Martin Turgeon)] This year Red Admirals arrived across the Maritimes on April 17. I hadn't heard of any Red Admiral reports from butterfly atlassers before April 17, but on April 17 there were records from all three provinces! More...
2019-05-26 15:40:00 38.63461054 -9.231179300999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Location precision: within a 31m radius. mde. Observed by maremimar, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25800634 More...
2003-05-06 12:00:00 40.77 -82.26 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2012-10-03 18:29:00 35.346260804566 -94.295742100533 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Cliff Ivy Public fishing access, Lock and Dam road 0.5 miles north of Springhill park entrance, Barling AR. Lady nectaring frostweed in riparian area. More...
2019-03-18 05:00:00 37.035398 -121.987122 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 4 0 mariposa Santa Cruz, California. Location precision: within a 6.67 km radius. I saw four Lady Butterflies on my Dark Star Ceanothus today. I used my laminated Butterfly guide, and decided that I thought they were Painted Ladies, but I'm not sure. Warm, sunny. More...
2005-04-13 12:00:00 39.9483 -105.5642 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Eldora (Nederland area), Colorado: 1st sighting was on April 13. More...
2010-05-06 12:00:00 43.871 -78.802 Red admiral 0 archive Tyler Hoar. Friday, May 7, 2010, 10:04 AM. Hello Don: poor weather = ligus and more shorebirds. Nice sunny weather and no nw winds = the gulls move. As For Butterfies I have just noticed red admirals and mourning cloaks there. More...
2016-09-29 16:20:00 31.79886905 -110.79608860000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Pima County, Arizona. Location precision: within a 14m radius. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4269490 More...
2005-03-10 12:00:00 33.2119 -117.3572 Painted lady 75 archive Observer: Richard Reyna. There was a swarm of adult butterflies at a Shell station near the Mission San Luis Rey. It was night and they were being attracted to the lights of the service station. I had several land on my black sweater. In all there were maybe 75 butterflies. More...
2008-03-12 16:05:00 37.35 -75.95 Red admiral 1 0.0 2 archive Solitary Red Admiral flew from dandelion clutch (near field in bloom) high upwind to alight and pause at length on south side of walnut tree above eye level. Regards, Wendy Martin More...
2017-09-24 20:39:00 43.652365414728 -70.185965880562 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 202.5 4 Stephen Altic Sunny, 82 degrees. Painted lady had no flight direction, spent 30 minutes nectaring in garden on asters. More...
2006-07-03 15:43:00 42.679 -96.514 Red admiral 1 archive 1 Red Admiral flying around the pickup truck; apparently attracted to carrion (bait for my carrion beetle research project). The butterfly was in the lower parking area near the preserve entrance and sign. More...
2016-04-24 17:00:00 42.25136 -83.867937 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 5 Nuthatch Singles observed on property throughout day. More...
41.234332 -95.916497 Red admiral 90 9 mariposa on weekly walk weather was perfect for butterflying. Lot more red admirals than last week More...
2002-05-10 12:00:00 43.59 -96.58 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2014-08-17 20:15:00 34.043469 -84.275317 American lady 1 Alpharetta I have a photo which shows the markings clearly. I can send it if you wish. It was on a lantana blossom. alpharettaswildside.blogspot.com. More...
2019-04-16 15:35:00 42.066250861801606 -93.63366175160212 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 5 45.0 13 wolfoest flitting about a willow More...
2005-05-21 12:00:00 49.6 -114.52 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Norbert Kondla. For Alberta, I saw them in reasonable but not huge abundance in the last two weeks of May in the mountains south of Crowsnest Pass. More...

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