Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
E.g., Friday, April 19, 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
2019-05-23 17:00:00 48.8799647 -115.05350010000001 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0 mariposa Eureka, Montana. Started about noon today with about 200 per minute, maybe more. Hard to measure. Observed by Ken, Journey North (probable Painted Lady observation). https://journeynorth.org/sightings/query_result.html?record_id=1526404534 More...
2013-06-07 05:00:00 48.8595171 -94.639097899998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 135.0 7 Donald Davis (Tyler Hoar) [Rainy River, Ontario] "No Monarch seen, Just small numbers of Tiger Swallowtails, mourning cloaks, red admirals and a solitary black swallowtail. "19 keen and tired travelers made it to the far corner of the province. More...
2001-05-09 12:00:00 48.783 -123.283 Painted lady 1 archive My wife (Aud Fischer) spotted one Painted Lady yesterday [May 8] on South Pender Island, and one today [May 9] on North Pender Island, British Columbia (east of the southern end of Vancouver Island, in the Strait of Georgia). So the migration has reached southern BC. More...
2001-05-08 12:00:00 48.75 -123.217 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive My wife (Aud Fischer) spotted one Painted Lady yesterday [May 8] on South Pender Island, and one today [May 9] on North Pender Island, British Columbia (east of the southern end of Vancouver Island, in the Strait of Georgia). So the migration has reached southern BC. More...
2005-07-09 12:00:00 48.72 -94.57 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Glenn Coady. Don, I saw very few adult Monarchs, but the number of Painted Ladies and skippers was phenomenal. Glenn More...
2007-06-03 12:00:00 48.7172 -86.3806 American lady 0 archive Dr. More...
2007-06-03 12:00:00 48.7172 -86.3806 Red admiral 0 archive Dr. More...
2012-09-23 20:18:00 48.709299949087 -116.19946958707 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 glacierhikergal No description. More...
2001-08-20 12:00:00 48.65 -88.32 Red admiral 1 archive Collectors: M. J. Oldham, W. D. Bakowsky, and R. Hartley. Shallow emergent wetland at mouth of small stream entering bay. Shesheeb Bay, Black Bay Peninsula, Lake Superior; Thunder Bay Dist. More...
2012-06-29 05:00:00 48.493018404133 -123.34667081615 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 9 Donald Davis (Annie Pang) Friday June 29, on Mt. Douglas near summit in Gordon Head, Victoria, B.C.: 1 Red Admiral 2 Pale Swallowtails The Red Admiral landed long enough to confirm ID but I couldn't get a shot as it chased off one of the Pales and then took off. More...
2010-05-24 12:00:00 48.482 -89.305 Red admiral 0 archive My first sighting of an adult Monarch May 23 Thunder Bay Another one seen May 24 at my house First eggs on my milkweeds June 2. Lots of Red Admirals and American Painted Ladies this spring. Nick (Nick Escott). More...
2010-05-24 12:00:00 48.482 -89.304 American lady 0 archive My first sighting of an adult Monarch May 23 Thunder Bay Another one seen May 24 at my house First eggs on my milkweeds June 2. Lots of Red Admirals and American Painted Ladies this spring. Nick (Nick Escott) More...
2009-04-07 12:00:00 48.46578 -123.45795 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Hi, I am delighted to say I saw the first Painted Lady of the year here in Victoria, British Columbia today (Tuesday 7th April 2009). I was able to watch it close up for several minutes as it fluttered around the winter heather. The exact location was: 48d 27’ 56.79 N; 123d 27’ 28.61 W. More...
2004-08-17 12:00:00 48.46 -123.45 Painted lady 0 archive Hi, Sadly I have to report zero sighting for both the Red Admiral and Painted lady this year (2004). More...
2004-08-17 12:00:00 48.46 -123.45 Red admiral 0 archive Hi, Sadly I have to report zero sighting for both the Red Admiral and Painted lady this year (2004). More...
2005-06-27 12:00:00 48.4583 -123.45 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive I am delighted to say I saw the first Painted Lady here in Victoria (in my front garden) on June 27th, 2005. It looked in pristine condition so I can only assume it had recently "hatched". More...
2002-08-24 12:00:00 48.43 -123.37 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2019-05-23 05:00:00 48.3857979 -114.06095299999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Hungry Horse, Montana. I can report that the Painted Ladies have reached Hungry Horse, Montana, just outside Glacier National Park. Saw several flitting around the yard yesterday. They were only slightly worn. Likely to be another banner year for them. Observed by frogkcdi, DesertLeps newsgroup. More...
2008-09-05 12:00:00 48.33 -64.66 American lady 1 135.0 5 archive Alighting on blooming wildflowers. More...
2005-08-04 12:00:00 48.28 -116.55 Painted lady 4 archive No description. More...
2005-07-31 12:00:00 48.28 -116.55 Painted lady 6 archive No description. More...
2007-05-26 12:00:00 48.25 -69.55 Red admiral 0 archive Depuis quelques jours, j'ai remarqué que les vulcains sont plutôt abondants. En allant travailler, j'en vois plein; je regarde par la fenêtre, j'en vois passer dehors; j'ouvre la porte, il y en a un sur le parterre... More...
2010-05-17 12:00:00 48.233 -69.533 Red admiral 2 archive The Vulcans [red admirals] continue their advance towards the north-east: I just see two people [individuals] here [in} Bergeronnes May 17, 48d14 'N 69d32' W. Alex More...
2016-07-14 16:30:00 48.039442610247 -123.34123134061 Red admiral 1 AdmiralsandLadies sunning on wood siding of building More...
2016-07-10 18:30:00 48.038840032663 -123.34153174894 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 AdmiralsandLadies nectaring on lavendar More...
2007-06-25 12:00:00 48 -88.91 Red admiral 100 archive Additional comments: In late June of 2007 during a trip to Isle Royal in Lake Superior, I saw over a hundred Red admirals nectaring on Ninebark flowers. It was quite a memorable sight considering that their parents must have migrated over a considerable amount of open water. More...
2014-07-12 05:00:00 47.9961657 -53.815294 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Jeff Harrison) Hello Don, We have had lousy weather for 11 days straight - all-encompassing fog and cool temperatures which discouraged me from getting out to look for butterflies as the flying conditions were poor. More...
2017-06-12 13:00:00 47.9958654 -88.9092899 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Molly Hundreds of Vanessa cardui arrived on Isle Royale on June 12. We did not observe any the days before. They arrived early in the morning. More...
2003-04-27 12:00:00 47.9604 -122.2386 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: W. Alexander. More...
2003-06-01 12:00:00 47.9603 -122.2218 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Observer: W. Alexander. Mukilteo Blvd. near Forest Park, Everett, WA More...
2002-05-23 12:00:00 47.95 -122.26 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Glenhaven Drive and Howarth Park More...
2002-05-24 12:00:00 47.95 -122.26 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Observer: REDNAX More...
2007-05-27 12:00:00 47.9308 -80.7289 Red admiral 2 archive Hi Don, Per your request for Monarch sightings... We have not seen any Monarchs around here (Acton) yet. More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 47.78 -64.96 Red admiral 3 archive Suite au message de Stuart Tingley, depuis 2005 que je fais de l'observation de papillons, c'est la première année que j'observe autant de Vulcan (Red Admiral). More...
2017-08-05 15:59:00 47.706314619279 -122.29605758363 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 AdmiralsandLadies This Painted Lady was nectaring at the north end of a long row of zinnias adjacent to the Ravenna Avenue sidewalk. This flower bed was created and maintained by a volunteer comunity gardening group. More...
2012-07-08 05:00:00 47.688218006022 -59.277062673163 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Donald Davis (Greg Pohl) Excuse the late addition to the thread on questionmark butterflies... I've just returned from travelling in Newfoundland, where I photographed this one on July 3, right in the reconstructed viking compound at L'Anse Aux Meadows, on the extreme northwestern tip of Newfoundland. More...
2012-07-08 05:00:00 47.686889090958 -59.27577521286 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Donald Davis (Greg Pohl) Excuse the late addition to the thread on questionmark butterflies... I've just returned from travelling in Newfoundland, where I photographed this one on July 3, right in the reconstructed viking compound at L'Anse Aux Meadows, on the extreme northwestern tip of Newfoundland. More...
2017-06-13 05:00:00 47.65 -80.766667 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Paul and Gert Trudel, Gowganda, Ontario] No, not bees, they were butterflies or moths…too fast for me to tell..but they were yellow with darker markings. I have lots of Swallowtails but it wasn’t them that chased the monarch..will watch again tomorrow. More...
2001-05-13 12:00:00 47.5861 -93.8213 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 320 22.5 archive Royce: Some weekend observations: Wow! I was out fishing on Jessie Lake in Itasca County in Northern Minnesota (Location approx 47°30' N, and 93°50' W) on Sunday, May 13. I observed about 3-4 Red Admirals/minute between 10:30 am and 12 pm. I'd say 90% were headed N/NE. More...
2016-04-19 05:00:00 47.565310368043 -122.40511399734 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Robert M. Pyle (Stewart Wechsler) Red Admiral - one viewed ovipositing on nettle, which I was happy to show the friend - one of the best years I can remember for this species, I'm seeing multiple individuals on most good weather days since my FOY on April 8th. More...
2018-05-09 14:09:00 47.5535039 21.62147559999994 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Hungary. Location precision: within a 180m radius. Observed by khangosach, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12326508 More...
2001-05-07 12:00:00 47.4149 -91.1849 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 10 archive Royce: It has taken me a little while to get back to you. We have been keeping an eye out for Red Admirals. Here is what I know: We have seen them sporadically through the week. Most of the reports have been from Monday, the 7th of May. One here and one there. More...
2017-09-24 17:02:00 47.38545 -91.24398332999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Lake County, Minnesota. Observation by jwalewski, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: not recorded. More...
2018-05-03 21:30:00 47.38224050403854 -91.19753759354353 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 90.0 247.5 0 joe.walewski@wo... Sunny, warm, and very dry conditions. First individuals of the season! More...
2018-05-03 21:20:00 47.381715865511254 -91.19613647460938 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Wolf Ridge Environmental Center, Finland, Lake County, Minnesota. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by jwalewski, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12106621 More...
2017-09-29 15:28:00 47.3816683333 -91.19790999999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa No description. More...
2001-04-29 12:00:00 47.379 -91.157 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Royce: Thanks for the information. I will collect a few observations for you. 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...
2015-04-30 15:48:00 47.32918110414 -122.32380508894 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 2 randimal Sunning in the backyard. One Painted Lady also present. More...
2015-04-29 20:15:00 47.329079298174 -122.3238158176 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 randimal Aside from Cabbage White, first butterfly of the season. Feeding on Dandelions and sunning. Two Red Admirals were also present. More...

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