Butterfly Observations

E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observedsort descending Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2003-09-15 12:00:00 40.0192 -82.8794 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2007-05-10 12:00:00 44.585 -77.5 Red admiral 0 archive Leslie McClair wrote: Butterflies seen May 10 -- Spring Azure, Cabbage White, Mustard White, Common Sulphur, Red Admiral, Mourning Cloak, Milbert's Tortoise Shell, Compton Tortoise Shell. Les McClair, Madoc More...
2001-05-25 12:00:00 43.05 -76.15 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive On a road trip from Austin TX to Mt Tremblant Quebec, a concentration of *V. atalanta* was encountered 25 May between Syracuse NY and Watertown NY between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. About three were in view at all times at a road stop and on the highway, all with direct northward flight. More...
2004-11-06 12:00:00 36.3 -114.13 Painted lady 0 archive Observers: Southeast Arizona Butterfly Association field trip. Refine coordinates. More...
2007-06-03 12:00:00 49.4819 -88.1275 Red admiral 0 archive Dr. More...
2003-04-02 12:00:00 39.04 -86.46 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Allen's Creek, Lake Monroe, Monroe County, Indiana More...
2006-05-28 12:00:00 42.1203 -75.9182 American lady 0 archive Observer: B. Grosek. USGS Binghamton West (NY) Topo Map. More...
2002-04-11 12:00:00 39.071 -77.4 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Montgomery Co., MD, ca. 7 miles north of Potomac, MD. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 44.6639 -66.7583 Red admiral 0 archive May 5. The warm weather (18 C) brought out several CABBAGE WHITE, RED ADMIRAL & SPRING AZURE butterflies, plus 2 MOURNING CLOAK, and single MILBERT'S TORTOISESHELL, COMMA spp., PAINTED LADY, ORANGE SULPHUR & a BROWN ELFIN butterflies. More...
2005-03-23 13:00:00 34.27 -118.17 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 180.0 10 archive I did this to see if they flying up the canyon to go over the mountains More...
2002-04-12 12:00:00 41.813369 -81.119281 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2003-01-01 12:00:00 26.1481 -97.9208 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Winter resident More...
2010-05-24 12:00:00 45.933 -81.966 Red admiral 0 archive Several Monarchs seen on Manitoulin Is. (Green Bush road, SW of Little Current) on lilac flowers on 24th May 2010. Also many red admirals, but all well worn. J.K. Morton, Professor Emeritus More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.72 -117.17 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Sue Melnick. More...
2003-05-09 12:00:00 39.7692 -84.0053 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 43.33 -79.91 Red admiral 0 archive John Marshall of Waterdown, Ontario (near Hamilton) reported seeing a "flock" of red admirals on April 30. Harry Hewick of Waterdown also reported good numbers there on May 3rd. 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...
2005-08-28 12:00:00 50.95 -116.03 Painted lady 0 archive Amazing number of butterflies and moths nectaring on the roadside thistles in K Country yesterday west of calgary. I've put images of the ones I could sneak up on in my folder (Nora Bryan). Lots of pristine Painted Ladies and more as caterpillars on the thistle. More...
2010-05-16 12:00:00 39.214 -74.644 Painted lady 0 157.5 8 archive I have more data for you to enter! We spent Sunday, May 16 at Corson's Inlet State Park on the Ocean City, NJ side. This is a natural beach and inlet environment with dunes and many native grasses, shrubs and trees. More...
2003-04-13 12:00:00 40.75 -111.9 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-21 12:00:00 41.7959 -87.5775 Painted lady 0 archive 55th and Promontory Point, Chicago, near Lake Michigan More...
2003-08-30 17:30:00 33.741 -118.41 West coast lady 0 archive This is just a casual observation that I pulled out of my birding journal upon seeing the Science News article this week. Butterflies were definitely alighting for long enough for me to get a good look at them (not terribly consistent with migratory behav), but that's all I can tell you. More...
2003-09-16 12:00:00 41.884 -88.203 Painted lady 0 archive West Chicago, IL 60185 More...
2003-10-12 12:00:00 35.3433 -82.4434 Painted lady 0 archive Carolina Village, Hendersonville, NC. Several observed. More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 45.231 -77.938 Red admiral 0 archive We were up in Maynooth Hwy 62 & 127 (North of Bancroft) on May 29/30th. I forwarded your request to the people who were camping with me. My friend who was more interested in nature made the following observation: Your email also mentions red admirals. More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 38.2322 -121.4876 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Cindy Schmid. While sitting in road construction on I-5 North by Walnut Grove, we saw the Painted Lady migration! We were counting 15 Ladies per minute! 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...
2001-04-15 12:00:00 33.39 -116.18 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Teresa Craven More...
2001-04-16 12:00:00 38.74 -120.8 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 315.0 archive The first big migrations began around April 16-17, then came a period of cold wet weather with few in flight and now we are back into calm, hot weather. The last big year for Painted Ladies we had was in the April & May 1992. More...
2010-05-03 18:00:00 45.58 -73.74 Red admiral 0 archive May 3: Note from Monday, May 3 in Laval ... Full of Vulcan, I noticed especially after dinner (after work) very active from 18h to 20h 30 (probably before too). Somewhat distracting when you do the dishes! A little surprised to see these butterflies fly, so at sunset. More...
2002-03-14 12:00:00 33.0277 -96.6777 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 42.375 -77.389 Red admiral 0 archive at least 2 at a time, in various locations, such as gardens, yard, woods all afternoon. More...
2005-10-20 12:00:00 33.6585 -117.8506 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-14 12:00:00 40.04 -86.9 Painted lady 0 archive Observer: Rex Bryant. More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 44.9747 -93.2317 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive No description. More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 34.45 -119.24 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 270.0 archive March 30, 2005. Ojai, CA. Again a steady stream of butterflies - Painted Ladies - heading west. Sun. 70's. Windy. Lat.34.45N Lon.119.7W More...
2003-09-17 12:00:00 41.8918 -87.7944 Painted lady 0 archive Oak Park, IL 60302. Room 9 Junior Elementary Class More...
2010-06-08 12:00:00 50.91 -97.22 Painted lady 0 archive Hi Royce, Sorry for not including the dates. They would be as follows: Minnedosa: 16 June 2010 (Red Admiral), Arborg: 08 June 2010 (Painted Lady).... I’ve seen Painted Ladies up as far north as Arborg, MB (about 80 km north of Winnipeg) but there were no Red Admirals at that location. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 42.4505 -85.53 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 15 archive Red admirals came into southwest Michigan in good numbers, starting yesterday late afternoon as best as I can determine. More...
2001-04-29 12:00:00 44.98 -93.26 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 archive Yesterday (Sunday, 29 April) in the morning I noticed a substantial number of V. atalanta adults in Minneapolis, along with a lesser number of V. cardui. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 39.5119 -79.3012 Red admiral 0 archive Many Admirals in Western Maryland after almost none last year. Painted ladies laying eggs today. More...
2002-03-23 12:00:00 36.79 -80.38 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2005-06-10 12:00:00 49.42 -108.82 Painted lady 0 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...
2003-09-14 12:00:00 38.71 -90.71 Painted lady 0 archive Observers: J. Ziebol, Y. Homeyer. More...
2009-03-13 12:00:00 35.04 -117.81 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive I was just out in Mohave California on Friday, March 13, and witnessed quite a healthy northward migration of Western Ladies. The desert was in bloom and green so fits the migration situation mentioned on your website. Saw butterflies from Mohave eastward through the desert to about Lenwood. More...
2002-04-18 12:00:00 41.6 -81.33 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2003-04-11 12:00:00 37.2 -118.25 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 292.5 archive No description. More...
2005-11-28 12:00:00 33.665 -117.854 West coast lady 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-16 12:00:00 40.8 -96.67 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2005-06-11 12:00:00 39.5269 -119.8114 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Linda Adams. A colleague was driving from Reno to Fernley and had to stop to clean the windshield because there were so many. (A sad sounding thing for those of us never lucky enough to have seen them in those numbers, but a necessity I'm sure.) More...

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