Butterfly Observations

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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
2015-05-04 05:00:00 53.544389 -113.4909267 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 90.0 12 Donald Davis Alberta Butterfly Roundup: Official List to Date. Compiled by John Acorn, updated August 1, 2015. Painted Lady; Edmonton; May 4, 2015; A. Thysse More...
2012-08-26 18:03:00 53.5412083 -113.2957365 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Donald Davis (Laura Jackson) We’re on a farm just outside Sherwood Park (just east of Edmonton) and we’ve got Red Admirals in the garden right now. Also saw a monarch last week – it looked like a second generation. Sherwood Park: ca. 53.54 N, 113.30 W. More...
2010-06-20 12:00:00 53.54 -113.49 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Hi John [Acorn], I was amazed to see Vanessa atalanta in my own back yard in Edmonton just this Sunday! It was a stunningly beautiful specimen to boot. Ian [Sheldon] More...
2005-07-01 12:00:00 53.53 -113.92 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10000 225.0 archive Observer: Terry Thormin. Well, another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More...
2012-06-12 05:00:00 53.510987330595 -112.0639759021 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Rob Hughes) I saw one Red Admiral today in Vegreville, in a friend's garden. This yard is at the north edge of town, not far from a creek green space and native bush. I don't see them at my place, where it's more small town urban. [ca. 53,51033 N, 112.06480 W] More...
2017-07-29 13:16:00 53.5051735 -112.0621386 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Robert Hughes, Vegreville, Alberta. Accuracy: 3.5 km radius] You [Charles Bird] were asking back in June for Painted Lady sightings. I've been seeing a few, now and then, in and around Vegreville, AB. More...
2012-08-28 05:00:00 53.5051735 -112.0621385 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Rob Hughes) I had a Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta rubria, in my yard yesterday, nectaring on Lantana and Zinnia. No camera this time. I also saw one about two weeks ago, on the same flowers in my yard. They both looked very fresh, so possibly separate individuals. More...
2001-07-03 10:00:00 53.5 -113.17 Painted lady 3 135.0 8 archive 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Midway point between NE and NW corner of S15 T52 R22 W4. More...
2001-06-23 11:30:00 53.5 -112.05 Red admiral 1 6 archive 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Husky Plaza mall, 1 block south of intersection Hwy 16A and Hwy 857, NE corner of S13 T52 R15 W4. More...
2005-06-28 12:00:00 53.5 -112.05 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...
2001-06-23 11:30:00 53.5 -112.05 Painted lady 12 6 archive 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Husky Plaza mall, 1 block south of intersection Hwy 16A and Hwy 857, NE corner of S13 T52 R15 W4. More...
2019-09-18 16:35:00 53.49407480000001 -112.0538583 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Donald Davis Vegreville, Alberta. Location precision: estimated within a 4.2 km radius. Observed by Rob Hughes, Albertaleps News Group. "A September butterfly note. More...
2001-06-23 10:00:00 53.4833 -113.55 Red admiral 1 270.0 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 52 Ave NW/124 St Circle. More...
2001-06-23 10:00:00 53.48 -113.55 Painted lady 7 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 52 Ave NW/124 St Circle. More...
2017-06-07 19:00:00 53.456538324756 -113.45274986953 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 5 Donald Davis [Greg Pohl] I just saw several in 5 minutes in south Edmonton this afternoon - looks like the Edmonton area is right on the edge of the wave today. More...
2001-06-30 12:00:00 53.4233 -111.595 Red admiral 4 135.0 11 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. NE corner of S19 T51 R11 W4, road allowance crossover 3 miles NW of Innisfree. More...
2001-06-30 12:00:00 53.4233 -111.595 Painted lady 5 135.0 11 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. NE corner of S19 T51 R11 W4, road allowance crossover 3 miles NW of Innisfree. More...
2013-06-11 05:00:00 53.407574 -113.7597058 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 24 Donald Davis (Shelley Ryan-Hovind) Devonian Botanic Garden, southwest of Edmonton, Alberta. No signs (of monarchs) at Devonian Botanical Gardden (south of Edmonton) either. However, it was encouraging to find a couple dozen Red Admiral 2nd instar caterpillars on nettles today!!! More...
2012-06-12 12:00:00 53.407574 -113.7597058 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Shelley Ryan-Hovind) A little tattered and tired, found this guy early this morn at DBG [Devonian Botanic Garden south of Edmonton, Alberta]. More...
2005-06-21 12:00:00 53.4 -112.82 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 8000 0.0 archive On June 19th Wayne Hewitt reported "Today is the first day of a major wave of Painted Lady butterflies which hits this area every ten years or so". Yesterday (June 21) , the first day of summer, the wave hit Lindbrook (near Tofield). More...
2023-06-22 16:30:00 53.397222 -113.819444 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 0 Don Delaney 4 Observed one Painted Lady At the Wagner Natural Area west of Edmonton. More...
2023-06-22 15:40:00 53.397222 -113.819444 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 4 135.0 270.0 13 Don Delaney 4 I observed 4 Red Admirals while walking through a field at the Wagner natural area west of Edmonton, Alberta. More...
2023-06-25 18:40:00 53.397222 -112.987222 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Don Delaney 4 Near the hamlet of Warspite Alberta More...
2001-08-12 09:30:00 53.3833 -112.5167 Red admiral 2 135.0 10 archive 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More...
2005-07-01 12:00:00 53.37 -113.73 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 225.0 archive Observer: Terry Thormin. Well another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More...
2005-06-28 12:00:00 53.37 -110.85 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...
2001-06-30 09:30:00 53.3383 -113.85 Painted lady 1 135.0 15 archive 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Intersection of Rge Rd 272 and Twp. Rd 504, NW Corner S23 T50 R27 W4. More...
2023-06-05 23:43:00 53.28221442099213 -113.49808972633768 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 5 BellweatherKennels This was the first date of a sighting that I was able to confirm as a Painted Lady butterfly. On the two previous days I suspected a brief sighting to be a Painted Lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui I took a photo of is sitting on a board in the sun. More...
2023-06-12 20:11:00 53.28095388452132 -113.51687039594769 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 6 315.0 3 BellweatherKennels Saw six painted lady butterflies on Japanese lilac bushes on an abandoned farm yard site at the edge of Leduc, Alberta Canada. They were nectaring and the early wave of a migration, More...
2023-08-19 15:40:00 53.28055375465559 -113.49897682271391 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 4 BellweatherKennels The Red Admiral was sunning on a fallen poplar branch the morning after a day of rain and cool overnight temperatures. More...
2023-06-08 00:18:00 53.28039995861559 -113.49896587720781 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 BellweatherKennels Painted Lady would patrol back and forth, roost at times, and on three occasions engaged in aerial sorties with a second Painted Lady. More...
2023-06-14 01:22:00 53.28039869323675 -113.49895729696335 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 337.5 28 BellweatherKennels Observed four Painted Lady Butterflies in aerial combat over same location of first sighting of a claimed territory by a male on the 5th of June. I assume this is an indication of population density increase. More...
2023-06-12 14:34:00 53.27989344766094 -113.5136067634888 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 3 BellweatherKennels Saw First Red Admiral of the season on blooms of Japanese lilac bushes of an abandoned farm yard site on the outskirts of Leduc, Alberta, Canada. I also saw six Painted Lady butterflies at the same time. More...
2005-07-01 12:00:00 53.22 -116.05 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 225.0 archive Observer: Terry Thormin. Well, another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More...
2012-06-15 05:00:00 53.1841527 -99.267850899997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis I believe Grand Rapids, Manitoba, is way north of Winnipeg on the west side of Lake Winnipeg - very north! Posted to the ManitobaNatureTalk group: (Peter Taylor).....Last week I spent several days birding in the Grand Rapids area. More...
2023-06-25 18:00:00 53.1553056 -112.987222 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Don Delaney 4 Observed one Red Admiral near the hamlet of warspite Alberta More...
2005-06-20 12:30:00 53.02 -112.83 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 0.0 archive Type of sighting: migration .... feeding on a lilac bush about 3 to 7 feet off the ground. Flight: assumed northerly. More...
2005-06-20 12:30:00 53.02 -112.83 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 0.0 archive Today my wife and I observed for sometime approximately 10 to 20 of the following butterflies feeding on a purple colored lilac bush in our back yard. Some of the butterflies looked like they had been through a war as the wings had tiny peices out of the edges, and the whole butterfly appeared to be More...
2001-07-21 12:15:00 53.0017 -111.525 Painted lady 2 225.0 15 archive 12:15 to 3:45 p.m. SE corner of S33 T46 R11 W4. More...
2001-07-21 12:15:00 53.0017 -111.525 Red admiral 1 225.0 15 archive 12:15 to 3:45 p.m. SE corner of S33 T46 R11 W4. More...
2005-05-04 12:00:00 53 -122.5 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: Cris Guppy. I just saw a worn Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, nectaring on a dandelion in my lawn in Quesnel, in the central interior of BC. This is the first migrant I have seen this far north (lat. More...
2001-07-21 12:00:00 52.9483 -117.2417 Red admiral 1 315.0 12 archive 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. More...
2001-07-23 10:30:00 52.8903 -118.0771 Red admiral 2 0 archive 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 0.5 km south of railroad crossing on Connaught Drive on north end of town of Jasper. More...
2001-07-23 10:30:00 52.8903 -118.0771 Painted lady 1 0 archive 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 0.5 km south of railroad crossing on Connaught Drive on north end of town of Jasper. More...
2014-10-22 18:09:00 52.7362682 -108.3052431 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 6 Donald Davis (Andrea Jackson) Battleford, Saskatchewan, ca. 52.73627 N, 108.30524 W. Photos taken in Battleford, Sk. on Oct. 22, 2014. A number of years ago, we had an influx of Painted Ladies! They were EVERYWHERE! Literally by the hundreds! More...
2012-10-08 05:00:00 52.7362682 -108.3052431 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 18 Donald Davis (Andrea Jackson) Here are pics of the 2 butterflies from yesterday at the moth bait. Annie determined that one is a Red Admiral. We both agreed that the other is some kind of Polygonia ... ??? More...
2017-06-03 05:00:00 52.550614 -113.640147 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Charles Bird, near Morningside, Alberta] The Painted Ladies are back again. On Saturday [June 3], I saw a worn individual at the J.J. More...
2010-06-26 15:00:00 52.53151 -116.1261 Red admiral 3 archive Shunda Mountain (at top), North of Nordegg, Alberta, CAN, Clearwater County, N 52.53151 W 116.12610 Date: 26 June 2010. Type of sighting: unknown; butterflies were hilltopping (b/w 1400 and 1700 hours--3 sightings) More...
2010-06-26 12:00:00 52.48259 -115.73825 Red admiral 0 archive Shunda Lookout road, East of Nordegg, Alberta, CAN, Clearwater County More...
2001-08-12 21:30:00 52.3833 -112.5167 Painted lady 17 135.0 10 archive 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beaverhill Bird Observatory lab building. More...

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