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
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...
2007-07-07 13:20:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 157.5 10 archive Flying around in area; doesn't appear to be flying in any direction More...
2007-05-08 12:00:00 43.39 -83.54 Red admiral 3 archive I had three more faded and worn Red admirals today at Bay City State Recreation (43.39,--83.54), 48607. I had one Lady Sp. light wear. Way ahead of last year. More...
2019-05-19 15:54:00 31.26450355 -98.60773768000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Mills County, Texas. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by wildcarrot, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26276409 More...
2007-04-19 12:00:00 41.18 -95.9169 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive We saw the first Red Admiral on April 19th in Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE. More...
2006-05-26 12:00:00 25.56 -80.45 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: D. Powell and B. Ahern. More...
2012-04-23 17:15:00 35.232665590133 -96.651805748565 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 15 0.0 mariposa Amy Goodman, Seminole, Oklahoma, (Seminole County), 35.23268 N, 96.65187 W Species: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Tawny Emperor & Question mark Seminole, Oklahoma, my front yard (seemed to be feeding on my oak?) ZIP code, 74868 Seminole County Latitude N 35.23268 W 96.65187 via Acme More...
2019-05-03 19:29:00 43.040827 -76.2125815 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 SyracuseNY Location is 43,-76 Syracuse, NY - Google Map couldn't save for some reason More...
2019-04-13 15:19:00 43.41446476 -79.69422801999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Location precision: within a 4m radius. Resting on the trunk of a tree. Observed by dbegbie, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22412289 More...
2010-04-18 12:00:00 43.6338 -88.665 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Jeff Raflik. Location: Marsh Haven Nature Center, three miles East of Waupun, on Hwy 49, Fond du Lac County. Butterfly was along a wood lot, and was last seen headed south toward the highway, only about 50 feet from the highway, which is the county line. He likely crossed over into Dodge County. More...
2010-05-13 12:00:00 44.699 -70.421 Red admiral 5 archive Hello (Dr. Bitzer?), I have been observing what I think is an unusual number of red admiral butterflies this year (more than I can remember since decades, if ever). More...
2010-05-13 12:00:00 44.3623 -79.6785 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 15 archive Hi! I saw 3 or 4 red admirals about 10days ago sitting on my large spruce trees, hanging around taking short flights and returning to the same spot or closeby. I thought they were mating. More...
2010-05-01 12:00:00 44.033 -77.73 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 0.0 archive While not 100s like Blake, I did see 2 to 3 dozen Red Admirals today in a broad area between Brighton and Picton, with no big concentrations. Most seemed to be moving fast and most were traveling in a northern direction. I saw approx. More...
2009-05-01 12:00:00 33.13 -83.747 Red admiral 2 archive Observers: F. M. Stiteler, R. Payne, and J. Payne. More...
2008-04-16 18:45:00 42.0278 -93.646 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 15 archive One butterfly basking on the west wall of Catt Hall in partial sunshine. Fresh individual, medium/large, wings open. More...
2007-07-01 12:00:00 40.8424 -72.5716 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 200 0.0 15 archive Type of Sighting: Presumably migrating individuals. Our 10.5 acre property -- which includes wooded upland, a small meadow and extensive wetlands -- faces east on Weesuck Creek and Shinnecock Bay on the south shore of Long Island. More...
2020-01-01 19:36:00 29.14162217 -81.04139717 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Bay Grove Drive, Port Orange, Florida. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by jsjo1294, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37168843 More...
2007-05-13 12:00:00 43.99 -77.71 Red admiral 30 180.0 0.0 archive Christina Lewis wrote: Hi all, Bob Bracken & I were in Presqu'ile Provincial Park this weekend. Saw many (30 - 40 / day) Red Admirals, some flying out over the lake in the north winds. Also, 1 American Lady near the bird sightings board on May 12th. More...
2019-05-31 18:00:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 8 247.5 0 mariposa Lauritzen Gardens Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Hazy from the smoke from Canada. Otherwise a very nice day. Temperature, 75 F; nearly calm. Survey from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. CDT. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2007-04-23 17:00:00 42.1517 -93.8248 Red admiral 2 archive Royce, There were two by my house tonight at 5:00, they were not interacting at all, but it might have been too early. They looked pretty fresh, at least they weren’t faded and beat up. April 23, 2007. Lloyd More...
2006-11-29 12:00:00 31.281 -88 Red admiral 1 archive Ciba-Geigy plant (Superfund site). Observer: A. Block. More...
2006-05-28 12:00:00 25.604 -80.322 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: D. Powell and B. Ahern. USGS Perrine (FL) Topo Map. More...
2012-05-04 05:00:00 39.993525647615 -74.787830406885 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 mariposa <p>Ann Dee, Mt. Holly, New Jersey, ca. 39.993 N, 74.788 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...
2019-05-01 05:00:00 42.8847052085674 -79.09574704111947 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 55 0 Donald Davis Friendship Trail, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. [Rick Cavasin is an Ontario butterfly expert.] The weather was finally reasonable today and I went for a cycle on the bike path between Port Colborne and Sherkston (southern Niagara region). More...
2019-04-14 05:00:00 41.17973 -95.91815500000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 0 mariposa Fontenelle Forest Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Walked the History Trails for the first time this year. The trail is about 1 mile long. Most of the red admirals were on the ridge vs. the valleys. There were 3 sets of 2 flying circling each other. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.71 -97.198 Red admiral 45 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer, In an email from Donald Davis regarding Monarch butterflies he indicated you were looking for sightings of the Red Admiral. More...
2012-04-17 17:00:00 47.0295709 -65.5059061 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. Below is a summary of the records I have received: Miramichi, NB: 1 Red Admiral, around 12 noon (Pam Watters) More...
2010-04-29 12:00:00 42.02244 -93.68524 Red admiral 2 archive If you need a first observation to confirm: atalanta, 2/29/2010, 42 01’20.79”N, 93 41’ 06.85”W. It was a small individual in really good condition I would say newly emerged male. He has been hanging around my house all week fighting with what appears to be another male in the neighborhood. More...
2008-04-20 13:44:00 41.53 -96.02 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 157.5 25 archive Type of Sighting: First of season, single butterfly More...
2007-07-14 12:00:00 37.39 -76.32 Red admiral 30 archive Hello. I have been given your address by our local bug expert, who suggested I pass on to you some rather strange behavior of red diamond butterflies. About 10 days ago we were "invaded" by hundreds of them. They kept flying into our windows, landing all around the house. More...
2007-05-19 13:30:00 44.48 -86.03 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 45.0 15 archive No description. More...
2007-01-07 12:00:00 27.65 -97.405 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: M. K. Mauel. More...
2006-05-27 12:00:00 41.25 -73.59 Red admiral 0 archive Observer: H. Zirlin. USGS Pound Ridge (NY,CT) Topo Map. More...
2010-04-29 12:00:00 43.0145 -89.4209 Red admiral 1 archive Stan Rehm; Location: Nevin Fish Hatchery, Fitchburg, Dane County. Despite high winds there were a number of butterflies on the wing at the DNR's fish hatchery this afternoon. The Mourning Cloak appeared old and tattered. The Red Admiral was fresh and lively. More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 45.51 -61.082 Red admiral 2 archive I have observed Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) on three separate occasions. 5-29-10 (2) - several times throughout afternoon; 6-08-10 (1); 6-11-10 (1)on my property: Lat. 45.51 N, Long. -61.08 W. On each day the weather was sunny, between 60-65 degrees, slight ocean breeze. Hope this helps. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 46.369 -72.002 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 45.0 archive [Sent May 11, 2010] Here in center Québec (Manseau) I observed a great number of V. atalanta since a week or more. They are nearly everywhere and they are flying in a SW-NE direction most of the time. More...
2010-05-02 12:00:00 41.949 -82.512 Red admiral 50 archive Point Pelee Butterflies on Sunday. Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 6:06 PM. Hi Everyone, After early morning rain, the sun actually came out for while and warmed things up. Needless to say, there were dozens of Red Admirals at Pelee. More...
2010-03-10 16:13:00 28.5845 -81.3282 Red admiral 1 archive One Red Admiral flew in briefly above the carport north of Winter Park Towers and then left the area. Observer: Royce Bitzer. Henry Swanson, Thaddeus Seymour, Polly Seymour, and Sylvia Carter were also present. More...
2007-07-14 12:00:00 41.42 -70.62 Red admiral 45 180.0 archive Hi, all, seven observers, one grandaughter, and one party of garden-watchers combined for an interesting and enjoyable Martha's Vineyard count on Saturday, July 14. We had great conditions: highs around 80, nearly 100% sun, and moderate southerly winds after a slightly foggy start. More...
2020-02-09 06:00:00 33.9626173 -77.92616350000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, New Hanover County, North Carolina. Location precision: estimated within a 200m radius. Temperature 55 F, sunny, calm or light breezes. Observed by Harry LeGrand, CarolinaLeps Newsgroup. More...
2007-05-16 12:00:00 38.97 -77.37 Red admiral 1 archive Herndon, Virginia, ZIP code, 20171, Fairfax County. Type of Sighting: one individual More...
2019-06-03 00:14:00 42.0859688 -93.5971996 Red admiral 1 3 mariposa Small-sized individual maintaining a territory along a trail bordered by trees and shrubs More...
2005-07-29 12:00:00 33.6706 -117.837 Red admiral 1 archive No description. More...
2019-04-26 22:00:00 45.0867009 -93.4789012 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa 7259 Fish Lake Road, Maple Grove, Minnesota. Maintaining a territory. Observed by Sylvia Carter. Location to be refined. More...
2010-07-12 10:10:00 43.66016 -79.38957 Red admiral 3 90.0 archive Downtown, Intersection of College St. and University Ave., M5G 1L7. Latitude 43.66016 N, Longitude 79.38957 W. Date of Sighting: July 12, 2010. 3 butterflies flying eastward along a garden north of street, observed at 10:10 am Eastern Daylight Time. Best, Michael More...
2010-05-22 13:30:00 42.0053 -93.63866 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 26 0.0 180.0 20 archive Observed 26 individuals, 21 migrating and six laying eggs on scattered nettle plants on the hilltop. More...
2012-04-17 22:22:00 46.369869 -64.81965200000002 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 3 0.0 180.0 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. More...
2010-04-25 11:30:00 39.715 -91.392 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Vanessa atalanta first I saw this year 04/25/10 11:30 am Hannibal MO 63401-2446 dead on blacktop of Golden Corral parking lot 39.715 N 91.392 W didn't note weather More...
2010-05-06 12:00:00 45.86 -73.24 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 40 archive May 6: Tens of Vanessa atalanta observed at Contrecoeur today and Vanessa cardui some. I do not know if they happened a long time I'm not going into the woods for at least 10 days. Good day. dave0024 More...
2010-04-30 13:00:00 43.75 -81 Red admiral 5 archive Several (I think at least 5) Red Admirals arrived in the backyard, where there are nettle patches today...starting around 1PM. Glenn More...

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