Butterfly Observations

E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Speciessort ascending Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2018-02-15 06:00:00 35.11055848783424 -81.01723676025131 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 mariposa [Chris Talkington, Carolina Leps] Had my first butterflies of the year today at McDowell Nature Preserve while working on a couple trail reroutes. We saw a fly by Sulphur sp. It was smaller and more of a darker orange possibly a Sleepy Orange. More...
2017-04-13 21:00:00 41.813667706879 -93.293160392153 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 3 225.0 5 Searles Three individuals observed near the trails, all presumptive migratory arrivals at the location. More...
2015-07-12 00:22:00 42.622949 -82.924262 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 LeAnna Sosnoski... Present from at least 7:22pm to 7:59pm More...
2005-07-03 14:30:00 42.35 -85.74 Red admiral 1 archive 1 red admiral nectaring on butterfly weed More...
2015-05-09 18:09:00 41.761314396969 -93.569482311631 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 45.0 180.0 mariposa Flying NE (48d) across I-35, marker 94.8. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2013-04-30 00:15:00 42.02790073317 -93.645865380908 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 157.5 7 mariposa Iowa State University, Ames. One occupant of a territory on the west wall of Catt Hall. Perching and patrolling its area. Butterfly was small, dark, and partly worn. More...
2004-08-18 12:00:00 37.7736 -122.4116 Red admiral 1 archive I was reading your site and wanted to state I was most shocked to see a Red Admiral at Folsom Street and 9th Street in San Francisco on August 18 2004. Thank you for your reply! More...
2003-10-12 12:00:00 39.0052 -77.7937 Red admiral 1 0 archive After what has been a disappointing season for monarchs in our area of northern Virginia, Sunday, October 12, was a bonanza. Our home and gardens are 6 miles east of the Blue Ridge in western Loudoun County, Virginia. More...
2002-06-28 12:00:00 36.07 -79.79 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2002-01-27 12:00:00 31.65 -81.28 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: E. Raun. More...
2018-02-18 19:41:00 35.21383889 -81.30469167000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Observer: rostamam. Crowders Mountain State Park, Gastonia, North Carolina. Positional precision: not listed. Imported from iNaturalist, Vanessa Migration Project page. More...
2005-12-04 12:00:00 26.1716 -98.3682 Red admiral 8 archive Observers: W. Sekula, M. Reid, D. Muschalek. More...
2003-01-01 12:00:00 26.1689 -98.05 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Winter resident More...
2016-04-27 05:00:00 41.755542816364 -82.676519808096 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 40 45.0 11 Donald Davis We've had cooler weather and today wet, cool weather, but these observations from a few days ago are interesting as Pelee Island is out in the middle of Lake Erie between the Canadian and U.S. mainland; is about 16 square miles in size and is the southernmost populated spot in Canada. More...
2015-05-09 17:57:00 41.986349701214 -93.571015656041 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 0.0 180.0 mariposa Flying north (358.9d) along I-35 at marker 110.1, 15-20 feet up. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2005-03-31 12:00:00 38.62 -90.7 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: R. Goetz. More...
2015-10-05 17:00:00 39.122396307968 -84.39477875502 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area, Specimen Record 12 Henryr10 Saw 12 different Admirals in an approximately 100 yard stretch of rock/sand beach. Many Eastern Commas (Polygonia comma) also in the mix. The Admirals flew out of the shoreline woods, landed, on the small rocks, tasted and displayed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rnranimals/21788016449/in/album-7 More...
2015-05-10 17:15:00 42.89842 -78.87738 Red admiral Specimen Record 1 jhauser42 Observed 1 Red Admiral flying from flower to flower in the yard. More...
2004-11-12 13:25:00 33.7 -118 Red admiral 5 7 archive I took a few photos. I even had one lovely RA land on my hand! :) More...
2006-05-20 12:00:00 43.74 -79.37 Red admiral 1 archive Hi Craig McLauchlan here in Toronto we have had another Red Admiral in our back yard today 05-20-06 More...
2016-09-19 14:07:00 42.01117222 -93.63822167000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by islandboys, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4155711 More...
2001-05-25 12:00:00 43.97 -75.92 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...
2001-02-18 12:00:00 27.91 -82.79 Red admiral 3 archive Observer: T. Adams. More...
2002-05-15 12:00:00 44.07 -123.21 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: E. Wold. More...
2017-04-15 17:00:00 43.713458 -87.7225962 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 colleen827 stayed in the yard for over an hour....kept near the pachysandra More...
2015-05-09 18:24:00 41.599778282415 -93.49853791601 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 315.0 180.0 mariposa Flying northwest (311.3d) across exit ramp north of University Avenue, east of Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2012-08-26 05:00:00 45.194364497771 -78.195102903918 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 Donald Davis (Reuven Martin) Yesterday (Aug. 26) myself, Peter Mills and Duncan Hill explored a section of hydro line corridor at the southern tip of Algonquin Park. Butterfly Highlights Included: ... Painted Lady - 15, Red Admiral - 6 (ca. 45.16532 N, 78.26926 W) More...
2015-11-01 19:41:00 42.026566975488 -93.660080271301 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 1 202.5 18 mariposa Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying around our front yard; also nectared on white aster. Large, fresh individual. Flew around the yard again 10 minutes later, then disappeared again - flew in front of the garage door, turned north, and was lost. Weather: mostly sunny and windy. More...
2012-05-08 05:00:00 43.600147325759 -84.284267735541 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 DenBrook What we are looking at right now is recolonizing. I saw several hundred yesterday brooding no directional flight. A big mixed bag for the last few days; worn ladies, and anglewings and fresh Mourning Cloaks, Tiger Swallowtails and Monarchs. Red Admirals are mixed worn and fresh. More...
2014-06-09 05:00:00 43.6385 -92.22039999999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, Minnesota. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/730357 More...
2005-03-14 15:00:00 33.5 -117.3 Red admiral 1 22.5 12 archive V. atalanta: single perched individual at about 3 pm PST.Fallbrook, CA ZIP code 92028 San Diego County Latitude 33.50 N, Longitude 117.30 W Thanks for the opportunity to participate, warm regards, Bill Widdowson More...
2016-04-23 20:22:00 30.383419 -97.025823 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa CR 326 5365 Lexington, Lee County, Texas. Location precision: within a 5m radius. Chased this guy around for a while to get this photo, the only "successful" shot, but it is my first observation of this species, if my ID is correct! More...
2005-01-03 12:00:00 26.1596 -97.9909 Red admiral 2 archive Observers: D. Muschalek, B. Basham. Coordinates are for the intersection of two main roads (one paralleling railroad tracks)in the center of Weslaco. More...
2001-05-13 12:00:00 39.411 -76.837 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 archive No, not a super-abundance, but I just happened to see my first few of the season yesterday in the Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area in Baltimore County, MD. And, they did seem a little smaller. More...
2017-03-01 18:48:00 30.63872167 -97.58304666999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Georgetown, Texas 78626. Location precision: not recorded. Observation by marillionjade24, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5208285 More...
2001-02-23 12:00:00 28.88 -97.85 Red admiral 3 archive Observer: D. Muschalek. More...
2002-06-01 12:00:00 43.68 -70.45 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2018-04-27 05:00:00 38.9543439 -95.2557961 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 10 0 Donald Davis [Chip Taylor, University of Kansas, Lawrence] Re: Wintering or Migrant Red Admirals? No. They migrate. Passing through here today. [Location precision: 2000 m radius.] More...
2003-04-25 12:00:00 43.78 -79.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2003-11-05 12:00:00 32.858 -108.588 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: B. Howe and C. Rustay. More...
2017-04-12 09:03:00 42.9053449 -85.330437 Red admiral 1 aphipps single individual More...
2015-05-09 18:20:00 41.653533159442 -93.517363270028 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 45.0 180.0 mariposa Flying northeast (39.5d) across U.S. Highway 65 west of Altoona. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2005-04-20 18:30:00 46.28 -96.08 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive First sighting of a butterfly this year. It was a red admiral 6:30 on the evening of March 20, 2005. Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537. Only saw one. 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...
2015-05-31 18:05:00 36.052758115325 -112.1435965998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Bud Foshee No description. More...
2012-04-30 05:00:00 46.298704421364 -84.600745374991 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 22.5 DenBrook Chippewa County, Michigan. Directional activity of Red Admirals seen in both Upper and Lower Peninsula. Activity seen in Emmet and Cheboygan Counties in the Lower Peninsula and Chippewa and Mackinac counties in the Upper Peninsula. They appeared to be flying NNE. More...
2016-07-08 23:53:00 37.78258 -122.46134169999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 325 3rd Ave., San Francisco, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3651943 More...
2017-03-23 22:13:00 37.87013474 -121.92480269999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Looks freshly emerged. Mt. Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California. Location precision: 61m radius. Observation by rhislop, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5440948 More...
2017-07-02 22:31:00 42.008288 -93.613696 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 7 mariposa Pure Bridal, Ames, Iowa. Recently emerged butterfly basking on a rock in a flower garden. Mostly sunny, 84 F, dew point 66 F, relative humidity 55%, west wind, 7 mph. Observation by jodygreen, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 1m radius. More...
2002-05-15 12:00:00 41.87 -87.63 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...

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