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 Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observedsort ascending Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2012-05-04 05:00:00 40.115020911921 -74.037209574269 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 mariposa <p>Ann Dee, Manasquan, New Jersey, ca. 40.114 N, 74.04 W. I saw hundreds of red admiral butterflies in Brielle and Manasquan NJ on 5/4/12 never saw so many butterflies together in one day amazing, even my friend called me and asked me about it she was in Mt. More...
2005-03-27 12:00:00 33.74 -117.66 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 0.0 archive For the past 2 days (03/26-03/27/05) we have witnessed hundreds of Painted Lady Butterfly traveling Northbound through Foothill Ranch, CA. Any idea where they are heading? They seem to often be in pairs too. Thank you. Stepan & Melody More...
2019-03-13 05:00:00 33.949848 -118.38449700000001 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 0 mariposa Near Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. I live near LAX and they're everywhere. Had a nice break on the patio, watching them flutter by in the scores. Observed by hissing kitty, Daily Kos. Location precision: estimated within an 8 km radius. More...
2019-04-15 19:39:00 35.82430017 -115.51736490000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 200 0 mariposa Near Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: within a 5m radius. 70 F, light winds. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2017-06-15 14:34:00 42.0468928 -92.929484899998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 SueFaas Gathered on a blooming Linden tree on terrace. More...
2005-03-26 15:00:00 33.9015 -117.90522 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 337.5 archive Saturday, March 26th, 3:00pm PST 10-30 individuals per minute, individuals and clusters over our home. Same all up and down our block. Fullerton, CA, 92835. More...
2001-05-04 16:00:00 41.63 -111.85 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 0.0 archive We are having a migration of Vanessa cardui (scientific name should be underlined, but I can't in this program) at this time. They are moving northward through cache valley (Hyrum, UT). According to Dr. Jay Karen (USU), this is a small migration compared to the one of 1981/1982. More...
2015-06-28 05:00:00 43.2162282 -93.561025999996 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 315.0 9 mariposa [Posted by Todd Von Ehwegen to the Iowa Insects Mailing List.] I saw very large numbers (more than I have ever seen) of red admirals on the gravel roads in NE Hancock County (Ellington TWSP) on Sunday, June 28. More...
2010-07-13 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 198 270.0 45.0 11 archive Second day of incredible increase of butterflies here. More...
2017-09-19 19:00:00 45.361385032946 -75.777750913734 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 196 mariposa [Arnet Sheppard, Ottawa, Ontario] I guess I don't need to tell folks that the painted lady invasion has arrived in Ottawa. I counted 196+ this afternoon walking around the Parkhaven loop and Woodroffe High School field. More...
2019-05-22 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 183 225.0 18 mariposa Fontenelle Forest Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. The red admirals were enjoying nectar from wild raspberries and wild waterleaf. Last week saw very few red admirals and this week there was an abundance of them. Temperature, 66 F. Survey from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. More...
2017-09-06 15:34:00 44.797 -93.392 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 182 0 mariposa Near West Bloomington, Minnesota. Observed and photographed by John Shier. This [butterfly was] one of many along the south bank of the Minnesota River. [It was] nectaring on white snakeroot. More...
2005-03-30 14:00:00 34.3 -118.15 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 182 337.5 archive I am reporting from mount Washington, Los Angeles, California 90065. The first day I recall seeing the painted lady butterflies was: March 23rd. There was a report of the migration on our local list serve on March 27th. More...
2005-03-27 12:00:00 33.8985 -117.8378 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 180 337.5 archive Migrating 1-5 per minute (observed 4 times 15 minutes each (noon to 4pm). Elevation 274'. More...
2005-04-01 09:30:00 32.56 -117.1 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 180 0.0 90.0 archive 09:30 a.m. PST: At rate of 3 per minute (= 180 per hour) flying north. 10:00 a.m. PST at rate of 7 per minute (= 420 per hour) flying north, 75 degrees F. More...
42.026619 -93.646465 Red admiral 162 6 mariposa Red Admirals holding territories throughout the Iowa State University campus in late afternoon. There were more butterflies than in the last previous survey on June 13, and a higher proportion of these were larger butterflies of the emerging summer generation. More...
2005-03-29 13:30:00 34.249 -118.478 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 160 337.5 0.0 4 archive Sepulveda VA Medical Center Sepulveda, CA Zip: 91343 Los Angeles County. Flight direction, North - northWEST, 160 butterflies observed between 13:30 and 13:35 PST. Note: Counts across a 175' line. More...
2017-09-18 14:30:00 39.955806598637 -105.57191848327 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 150 270.0 90.0 5 DaveHallock Was in dense lodgepole pine forest. painted ladies were flying and following the jeep road I was on, one coming after the other. More...
2017-09-18 05:00:00 42.78122 -96.925367 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 150 0 mariposa Vermillion, South Dakota. Hundreds of Painted Ladies feeding on my 3 beds of garlic chives and sedum. They have been doing this since the end of August when the chives began to bloom. 74 F, overcast. Observation by skgray, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 Painted lady 150 315.0 5 archive No description. More...
2007-06-20 09:30:00 42.6816 -88.3289 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 144 247.5 5 archive The Red Admirals were all over - sunning themselves on the driveway, covering the berries under the mulberry trees, and drinking from puddles of water. More...
2019-05-02 18:15:00 41.17973 -95.91815500000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 137 6 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. There were plenty of Red Admirals today but nothing like last week. This was my weekly survey for the forest. Temperature: 55 F. Survey from 11:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. CDT. More...
2009-03-27 17:05:00 37.128 -121.679 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 135 0.0 0 archive 135 butterflies observed between 5:05 and 5:10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (yes, 135 butterflies in 5 minutes!!) The Painted Ladies have been coming by at this rate for just over a week - great! More...
2005-03-17 12:00:00 32.73 -117.16 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 133 0.0 archive Observers: Megan and Gabriela. Teacher: Susan Muller. The direction the Monarch's are going is north. ...we counted 133 butterflies flying north in 25 minutes.... More...
41.179753 -95.917833 Red admiral 132 mariposa on weekly survey saw lots of fresh red admirals and many caterpillars More...
2010-07-14 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 128 247.5 0.0 15 archive Butterflies were on purple coneflowers and purple butterfly bush. More...
2015-06-24 22:53:00 42.33431128156 -88.360376354555 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 125 lgurgone No description. More...
2001-03-15 12:00:00 29.0669 -97.3336 Red admiral 123 archive Observer: T. Muschalek. 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...
2017-09-21 19:00:00 43.6465479 -79.4636903 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 120 Donald Davis [Bob Yukich] This past Thursday, Sept. 21, I counted 120 Painted Ladies in High Park during a 3 hour visit in the afternoon, nearly all of them in ornamental flower beds. [Accuracy: 800 m radius] More...
2005-03-26 14:02:00 34.441 -119.733 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 120 292.5 247.5 archive State St. & Las Positas. 14:02-14:08 - 20 per min - heading W-N/W More...
2017-09-22 16:30:00 43.6185339 -79.373833 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 117 Donald Davis [Bob Yukich] .... Yesterday, Sept. 22, I counted 117 in flower beds at Centre Island between 11 a.m. and 12 noon [Accuracy: 1000 m radius]. A few were also observed yesterday afternoon along the west end Toronto waterfront migrating along with Monarchs. They're everywhere. Cheers, Bob More...
2019-06-05 01:03:00 42.0249746 -93.6476296 Red admiral 112 10 mariposa One of three contesting for a territory in this particular spot. Many more small Red Admirals have arrived in central Iowa during the past week. More...
42.026619 -93.646465 Red admiral 110 9 mariposa Red Admirals holding territories throughout the Iowa State University campus in late afternoon. There was an abundance of smaller, recently arrived late spring migrants, along with about 10% larger butterflies of the emerging summer generation. More...
2005-03-14 16:35:00 33.57 -117.12 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 105 0.0 45.0 4 archive 105 from 4:35 to 4:40 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) Location - De Luz area of Temecula Zip Code 92590 Riverside County, California Approx lat & Long - 33.34 N 117.07 W Date of Sighting - 3/14/05 More...
2005-03-22 12:00:00 34.1361 -117.8644 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 101 270.0 90.0 8 archive Observer: Richard W. Fisher. Just stood out in my backyard, looking from N to S..in 1 minute, I counted 101 butterflies (I assume all PL's?) crossing over my yard from E to W. They've been moving like that all morning, but it hasn't begun to rain here yet. More...
2017-09-17 18:20:00 39.7281257 -104.9329603 Painted lady First butterfly of the season, Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Karhamilton 100s of painted ladies throughout Denver Colorado metro area. Temperature in 70s 1-5 mph wind speed ESE. First noticed 9/16/2017 which was a cool day in the 60s following a cold front and a night windy at times. Cannot discern a flight direction. More...
2007-07-08 12:00:00 38.51 -75.05 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 archive Every day this week, we've seen many dozens of Red Admirals flying off the ocean across the beach. Presumably they're coming from New Jersey, well to our NE. More...
2017-09-20 17:00:00 44.2331566 -76.5076186 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Donald Davis [John Poland] Yesterday, Wednesday 20 Sept. I noticed at midday a sudden influx of 8 painted ladies in my garden . When I called in at Churchill Park in central Kingston which has annual flower beds I counted over 100. It seems we had this swarm all over this area but no other migrants. 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...
2006-09-24 12:00:00 44.3111 -124.1047 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 180.0 0 archive Date: September 24, 2006, midday. Numbers: We looked out the window and saw from 5 to 10 in the air at a time. More...
2019-09-23 20:25:00 44.9179091 -93.32016279999999 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 5 Livewombat At least 55 Painted Lady butterflies in a large strip of zinnias at 47th and York (position on map), plus five to 20 in every no-account little zinnia garden on a SE to NW diagonal from Lake Harriet to the city limit, bringing the total to 100 or more. More...
2019-03-16 05:00:00 33.618883 -117.92984899999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 100 0 mariposa Newport Beach, California. Location precision: estimated within a 2 km radius. They have been passing through south Orange County (CA) in waves since early this week, some looking a bit worse for wear. Shots from Newport Beach area today (3/16). Observed by ARSchmidt, Daily Kos. More...
2017-07-26 05:00:00 48.999269835274 -113.41302938154 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Donald Davis [Vic Romanyshyn, near Carway, Alberta.] I was in southern Alberta last week just west of Carway on the Montana border and found Painted Ladies in large numbers especially where there was Canada Thistle, alfalfa or clover in bloom. More...
2019-03-13 05:00:00 33.834859 -116.51508000000001 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 0 mariposa I live in Palm Springs [California]. It is still happening here in a big way. Northward bound. Really a wonderful thing to see. Observed by jamesalance, Daily Kos. Location precision: estimated within a 7 km radius. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 45.97 -80.83 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 archive Hi Don, Yes, in fact I have been seeing good numbers of red admirals. Yesterday I only recall the one along the east boundary of MacGregor PP, just south of Port Elgin, ON. However, I was up in the French River area from April 30 to May 4 and they were quite abundant along the trails and roads. More...
2005-03-27 10:00:00 34.3701 -119.1224 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 archive Observer: Linda Derbyshire. About 10:00 AM I noticed groups of monarch butterflies coming from the south and flying north over and around our apartments. they have kept coming all afternoon. its a beautiful gift of nature. More...
2005-03-31 15:00:00 33.63 -117.68 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 315.0 45.0 15 archive About 10 per minute. The numbers seem to peak about 3pm here, same as several days ago. More...
2015-07-10 20:03:00 40.81225017359 -72.573366162254 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 0.0 6 Davebermd <p>Large numbers of Red admirals coming inland off the ocean!!</p> More...
2005-04-06 12:00:00 38.2919 -122.4569 Painted lady 100 archive First large migration observed in hills around Sonoma on 4/1/05, and was in progress from here to Sacramento (60 miles east, north east). thousands of individuals moving north over entire landscape. Stopped abruptly with hard winter rain storm on 4/3. More...

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