Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Date and Time Latitudesort ascending Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2001-07-02 12:00:00 69.26 -148.76 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 archive The Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) northward flight this year reached rather high latitudes: In Alaska, Jack Harry reported one specimen at mile 323 Dalton Highway, 69 degrees N, on 2 July. More...
2005-07-18 12:00:00 64.85 -111.55 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 0.0 180.0 archive Finally, on July 18, 2 km ESE Daring Lake Tundra Ecological Research Station (64.51 N, 111.33 W, about 100 km north of treeline) I saw an adult Painted Lady! More...
2001-05-21 12:00:00 64.18 -81.58 Red admiral 1 archive The Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) northward flight this year reached rather high latitudes: In Canada, William Davies found a single specimen on the sea ice about 4 km off East Bay, Southampton Island (mouth of Hudson Bay), at the odd date of 21 May. Latitude was approx. 64 degrees N. More...
2005-07-05 12:00:00 62.45 -114.38 Painted lady 0 archive Later I spoke with Mike Fournier, a local naturalist,and Tracy Hillis, a biologist, both in Yellowknife, and they both said that they had seen the butterfly around Yellowknife in early July; they both know the local butterflies very well. More...
2005-07-12 12:00:00 61.87 -121.35 Painted lady 3 archive Hi, Royce, I just saw your note requesting information on the Painted Lady, in Ontario Insects, which I received today. I spent most of the summer in the Northwest Territories, so I missed most of the irruption of Painted Ladies. But not quite all! More...
2012-06-24 05:00:00 60.7211871 -135.0568449 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 80 270.0 Donald Davis (Cris Guppy) There are very few records of Red Admirals in Yukon and Alaska, with only 2 historical Yukon records and a similar number for Alaska. More...
2012-06-23 05:00:00 59.5041967 -135.3608035 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 120 Donald Davis (Cris Guppy) There are very few records of Red Admirals in Yukon and Alaska, with only 2 historical Yukon records and a similar number for Alaska. More...
2012-06-23 05:00:00 59.4583333 -135.3138889 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Donald Davis (Cris Guppy) There are very few records of Red Admirals in Yukon and Alaska, with only 2 historical Yukon records and a similar number for Alaska. More...
2001-07-02 12:00:00 59.24 -135.44 Red admiral 0 archive The Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) northward flight this year reached rather high latitudes: In Alaska, Jack Harry reported one specimen at mile 323 Dalton Highway, 69 degrees N, on 2 July. A number of atalanta were seen near Haines, 59.25 degrees N. More...
2012-08-25 05:00:00 58.778172460579 -122.66150962337 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 20 Donald Davis (Cris Guppy) Don is looking for Monarch sightings. I am looking for Red Admiral sightings, to supplement the sightings of migrating Red Admirals back in early July. More...
2005-06-24 12:00:00 58.67 -118.6 Painted lady 1 archive Last week on the 24th when while walking near an oil compressor near Assumption AB I spotted a worn looking painted lady. The site surprised me as I didn't know they migrated quite that far north. More...
2005-07-02 12:00:00 57.03 -122.52 Painted lady 0 archive Observer: Chris Schmidt. I just returned from a (wet, cold) trip to Pink Mtn in NE BC, which, (surprise, surprise) also had painted ladies hilltopping. I would expect that at least some should reach the arctic coast, as they have in the past. More...
2001-07-15 16:30:00 56.7333 -118.33330000000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 0 archive 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The EMEND research camp, NW corner of S26 T53 R20 W4. More...
2003-07-08 12:00:00 55.633 -85.883 Painted lady 1 archive Collector: M. J. Oldham. Hudson Bay coast at mouth of Ministik Creek, ca. 63 km NW of mouth of Winisk R.,Polar Bear Prov. Park. Kenora Dist. Beach ridge and adjacent tundra. More...
2001-07-21 11:00:00 55.475 -114.755 Painted lady 2 0 archive 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the NE corner S6 T75 R5 W5, one mile east and 2 miles south of the NE corner of the park. More...
2012-06-28 05:00:00 55.255031277442 -84.317993280976 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway) This is Jean Iron's first report by satellite phone for the period 22 - 29 June 2012 from Burntpoint Creek Research Station on the Ontario coast of Hudson Bay in Polar Bear Provincial Park.... The base camp is about 3 km from the coast.... More...
2012-06-28 05:00:00 55.253074548398 -84.317993280964 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 4 Donald Davis (Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway) This is Jean Iron's first report by satellite phone for the period 22 - 29 June 2012 from Burntpoint Creek Research Station on the Ontario coast of Hudson Bay in Polar Bear Provincial Park.... The base camp is about 3 km from the coast.... More...
2017-08-03 05:00:00 55.1699396 -118.7986152 Painted lady 5000 Donald Davis Good afternoon - This is a northern location - even north of Jasper National Park in Alberta - About 283 miles northwest of Edmonton in the south portion of what is called Peace River Country. [Gloria Brons, Grande Prairie, Alberta. More...
2001-07-09 11:40:00 55.1667 -113.3917 Painted lady 1 1 archive 11:40 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. NW corner of S19 T71 R22 W4. More...
2001-07-09 11:40:00 55.1667 -113.3917 Red admiral 1 270.0 1 archive 11:40 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. More...
2003-07-11 12:00:00 55.067 -85.367 Painted lady 2 archive Collector: M. J. Oldham. Peawanuck; trail from near dump east to Mishimattawa River, Polar Bear Provincial Park. Kenora Dist. More...
2003-07-10 12:00:00 55.067 -82.25 Painted lady 1 archive Collector: M. J. Oldham. Cape Henrietta Maria (just south of actual cape), NW James Bay near Hudson Bay, Polar Bear Prov. Park. Gravel beach ridge. More...
2005-06-28 12:00:00 54.77 -111.97 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 270.0 archive Hi everyone, Another observation in regards to Painted Lady butterflies - I saw them from Lac La Biche to Vegreville to Vermilion on July 28th (unfortunately, I think I drove over about a thousand!). More...
2001-07-07 12:00:00 54.733 -82.4 Painted lady 1 archive Collectors: M. J. Oldham and D. A. Sutherland. Radar Site 415, ca. 10 km W of James Bay coast, ca. 20 km SW of Hook Point, Polar Bear Prov. Park. Kenora Dist. Low beach ridge. More...
2005-06-25 12:00:00 54.72 -111.32 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 270.0 archive Hi everyone, Another observation in regards to Painted Lady butterflies - I saw them from Lac La Biche to Vegreville to Vermilion on July 28th. Unfortunately, I think I drove over about a thousand!). More...
2001-07-15 13:30:00 54.7 -113.3667 Red admiral 1 10 archive No description. More...
2001-07-15 13:30:00 54.7 -113.3667 Painted lady 3 10 archive 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. 2 miles south of Highway 2 on Rng Rd 231. More...
2001-06-13 10:30:00 54.6833 -115.65 Red admiral 2 5 archive 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. 2.3 mi. S & 9 mi W. of intersection of Hwys. 32 & 33 in Swan Hills (SW corner of S5 T66 R11 W5). More...
2001-06-13 10:30:00 54.6833 -115.65 Painted lady 4 5 archive 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. 2.3 mi. S & 9 mi W. of intersection of Hwys. 32 & 33 in Swan Hills (SW corner of S5 T66 R11 W5). More...
2001-06-01 12:00:00 54.48 -110.29 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 16 10 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. NW Corner of SW 1/4 S29 T63 R2 W4. More...
2001-06-01 12:00:00 54.4783 -110.2867 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 8 10 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. More...
2005-06-21 12:00:00 54.45 -110.2 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive The Wave of Painted Ladies hit the Cold Lake, Alberta area yesterday afternoon, June 21, and has been building through this afternoon. Wonderful to see, but so many ending up as hood ornaments. Ted Hindmarch, Cold Lake, Alberta. More...
2005-06-22 12:00:00 54.45 -110.2 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive The Wave of Painted Ladies hit the Cold Lake, Alberta area yesterday afternoon, Jun 21, and has been building through this afternoon. Wonderful to see, but so many ending up as hood ornaments. Ted Hindmarch, Cold Lake, Alberta More...
2015-05-08 05:00:00 54.331462 -110.480273 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0.0 6 Donald Davis Alberta Butterfly Roundup, compiled by John Acorn, updated August 1, 2015. Red Admiral; Ardmore; May 8, 2015; M. Langlois. More...
2001-06-24 11:15:00 53.99 -113.2283 Painted lady 1 8 archive 11:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Town of Opal, NW Corner S4 T58 R22 W4. More...
2005-06-08 12:00:00 53.95 -106.37 Painted lady 1 archive There seems to be a good influx of these butterflies in Saskatchewan this spring. There were common at Eastend (in southwest SK) on the weekend of June 10 and one person said they had driven through a cloud of them on a highway heading south to Eastend. More...
2001-06-16 10:00:00 53.9417 -113.1583 Painted lady 2 247.5 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. North bank of North Saskatchewan River 1 mile NE of confluence of North Saskatchewan and Sturgeon Rivers. More...
2012-06-26 05:00:00 53.830739 -78.989746 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0.0 Donald Davis (Cris Guppy) [Location and date approximate] ....Also, one of our research team currently sampling in James Bay collected some Red Admiral and Question Marks flying due north at latitude 54 which is really north in Québec! I can't think of any Elm trees growing that far north. More...
2001-07-02 10:30:00 53.8283 -112.1983 Painted lady 2 8 archive 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Center at junction of Twp Rd 562 and Rge Rd 154, NE corner of S8 T56 R15 W4. More...
2014-09-04 05:00:00 53.721126 -6.28476999999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Church Road @ R151, County Meath, Ireland. Location precision: within a 10m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/861301 More...
2001-06-28 12:30:00 53.7167 -114.6667 Painted lady 2 315.0 13 archive 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. NW corner of S34 T54 R5 W5. More...
2001-07-07 10:00:00 53.675 -112.85 Red admiral 2 0 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. NW corner of S26 T53 R20 W4. More...
2001-07-07 10:00:00 53.675 -112.85 Painted lady 13 0 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. NW corner of S26 T53 R20 W4. More...
2001-07-08 10:00:00 53.66 -113.7867 Painted lady 26 315.0 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. NW corner of S9 T54 R26 W4, intersection of Hwy 633 and Rng. Rd. 264. More...
2017-08-02 05:00:00 53.635030427757 -112.92987508885 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Tyler Nelson, Elk Island National Park, Alberta. Accuracy: 400m radius] I saw one fresh Painted Lady just outside of Elk Island NP today. It was about 1 km northwest of Oster Lake, nectaring on some wildflowers. More...
2001-06-18 12:00:00 53.5667 -115.55 Red admiral 2 315.0 8 archive 12:00 to 4:10 p.m. 3 miles S & 1 mile E. of Nojack (SW corner of S15 T53 R11 W5). More...
2001-06-18 12:00:00 53.5667 -115.55 Painted lady 3 315.0 8 archive 12:00 to 4:10 p.m. 3 miles S & 1 mile E. of Nojack (SW corner of S15 T53 R11 W5). More...
2005-06-15 12:00:00 53.55 -113.47 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: John Acorn. Bugsters, A painted lady flew through our back yard at 8 am this morning, the first I've seen here in town. As for byrrhids, I remember a funny conversation with Paul Johnson, a specialist on these beetles. More...
2005-06-11 12:00:00 53.55 -113.47 Painted lady 1 archive Observer: Greg Pohl. I saw a painted lady in Edmonton on June 11 - I don't imagine it was the first one around here. More...
2012-08-25 05:00:00 53.544389 -113.4909267 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (John Acorn) One red admiral in a bait trap yesterday, in Edmonton. Ca. 53.54 N, 113.49 W More...

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