Butterfly Observations

E.g., Tuesday, April 16, 2024
E.g., Tuesday, April 16, 2024
E.g., Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees)sort descending Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2005-04-06 12:00:00 41.7019 -93.7105 Painted lady 1 archive Hey Royce--I think Ed already reported to you that I saw a painted lady on April 1st. I also saw one today--April 6. Both were at Camp Dodge. More...
2017-06-10 19:00:00 37.76558333 -122.47750830000001 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, US. Location precision: not recorded. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6580369 More...
2004-05-30 11:00:00 42.36 -85.75 Red admiral 1 archive 1 faded red admiral nectaring, Kal-Haven Trail just west of 2nd St, Alamo Township, Kalamazoo County MI More...
2007-05-18 12:00:00 43.74 -79.37 Red admiral 1 archive No description. More...
2017-09-08 21:29:00 44.98736858425 -93.445074373144 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 80 0 nemobutterfly Feeding on butterfly bush and Sedum Plants. More...
2006-04-23 12:00:00 41.967 -82.517 Red admiral 4 archive Observer: Craig McLauchlan. Butterflies seen at Point Pelee National Park 04-23-06. Cabbage White 7, Spring Azure 19, Eastern Comma 7, Red Admiral 4. More...
2019-05-12 16:00:00 37.3614238 -118.3996636 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 90.0 0 mariposa Bishop, California. "In Bishop, California this morning, we are being assaulted by what can only be described as swarms of painted ladies. In over 30 years of living out West, we’ve never seen so many. Immediately in front of us we can see upwards of 100 continuously. More...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 34.45 -118.54 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Dawne Hom More...
2010-06-29 12:00:00 42.399 -72.702 American lady 2 archive Hi Folks: This morning Barbara Volkle, Steve Moore, Sue and Ron Cloutier, Frank Model and myself spent several hours butterflying on the Graves Farm--Mass. Audubon property in Williamsburg. We listed the following: 11. Red Admiral 1; 12. American Lady 2; 17. Monarch 5. More...
2011-04-25 15:00:00 33.548987 -80.44608199999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 mariposa Today, April 25, I spent the morning exploring the Bluff unit of the Santee NWR in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Location precision: estimated within a 400m radius. The following butterflies were observed: … American Lady - 4, Red Admiral - 2. More...
2005-04-07 12:00:00 26.0725 -98.1423 American lady 8 archive I recorded only 1 V. virginiensis on April 6 but 8-10 on April 7. More...
2010-04-17 12:00:00 43.51 -94.464 Red admiral 0 archive Minnesota, zip code 56101, multiple county parks (Bright Lake County Park and Timberland County Park)in Martin County the species seems to already be well distributed, as I also saw a single individual last week in the LAc Qui Parle/Yellow Medicine County area of MN before I was aware or this reques More...
2007-06-16 10:30:00 41.77266 -87.86046 American lady 18 archive First butterfly of the season - Yes, for me. Had been seen previously in the week by the site stewards, Barbara and George Birmingham. Presence of the butterfly in your area: There were at least 18 American Ladies observed nectaring on native prairie plants and non-native ox-eye daisies. More...
2017-09-16 17:00:00 39.7619439 -104.9213643 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 megjosh sunny day, 68 degrees, minimal wind. Thousands of these butterflies throughout the Denver area yesterday and today. More...
2005-04-30 12:00:00 44.05 -123.08 West coast lady 0 archive Observer: E. Wold. More...
2012-07-30 05:00:00 49.2380583 -55.0701797 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 Donald Davis (Jared) Earlier this week (July 30), I walked a short section of the road leading to Woolfrey's Pond Park in Lewisporte - the abundance of Red Admirals was incredible. I must have seen nearly a thousand in less than a kilometre ... More...
2005-10-01 12:00:00 38.71 -90.74 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: J. Ziebol, Y. Homeyer More...
2012-08-13 21:00:00 42.619397 -71.361177 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 60 ed36 large flock feeding on a row of butterfly bushes and a garden of zinnias. they stay during most of the daylight hours, and leave at dusk More...
2019-02-27 15:30:00 33.467529 -117.66156699999999 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 5 0 mariposa Spotted 5 Painted Lady Butterflies nectaring on CA native Salvia Brandegeei in my back yard - coastal San Clemente, California. I've been seeing a few for a week or so. Location precision: not recorded. Sunny, warm, light wind. More...
2005-06-19 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 0.0 40 archive Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Up to 10 migrating per minute for most of the day. More...
2010-04-09 12:00:00 35.6 -88.13 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: B. Jones. More...
2017-02-15 20:11:00 33.20822027 -116.31511510000001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Borrego Springs, California 92004. Location precision: within 8m radius. Observed by milliebasden, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5116487 More...
2004-12-12 12:00:00 29.067 -97.3336 Red admiral 7 archive Observer: D. Muschalek. Coordinates are for a location on a bend of the Guadalupe River about 2.5 miles southwest of Cuero, DeWitt Co., Texas; USGS Cuero Quadrangle More...
2007-05-18 12:00:00 44.9058 -79.1873 Red admiral 20 archive Since the weather was nice, I took a long lunch-hour to look for butterflies along Merkley and Lewisham Roads (east of Barkway). More...
2017-09-23 17:00:00 44.9042047 -93.183206400004 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 12 JW Exclusively on Tithonia and Sedum. Unseasonably hot - t 90F More...
2001-03-23 12:00:00 34.5004 -77.9664 American lady 4 archive Observer: R. Emmitt. One female laying eggs. Coordinates are for the centroid of Pender County. More...
2012-05-28 05:00:00 47.162759 -67.925605 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Donald Davis (Roy LaPointe, St. Leonard, New Brunswick) Haven't been doing much posting of late, too busy chasing butterflies in bogs. Like everyone else, finding hordes of RED ADMIRAL / Vulcain, lots of AMERICAN LADY / Vanesse de Virginie and good numbers of No. SPRING AZURE / Azure printanier. More...
2005-12-04 12:00:00 26.1716 -98.3682 Painted lady 16 archive Observers: W. Sekula, M. Reid, D. Muschalek. More...
2012-10-26 21:47:00 35.334080401197 -94.297609228316 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Cliff Ivy Very cool,55 F, and breezy but sunny. Only a couple of butterflies when usually 100's. Painted ladies were nectaring small asters in a sunny backyard. More...
2019-03-12 05:00:00 34.150179 -118.354961 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 0.0 0 mariposa I live in a suburb of LA called Toluca Lake, near Universal Studios, and for two full days, MILLIONS of these butterflies have been flying right outside my door! They are all flying in the same direction, due north, and it is a real sight to behold. They are small and fast and determined! More...
2010-04-30 15:00:00 43.73 -80.96 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 25 0.0 archive Friday, April 30, 2010, 4:00 PM. Walking south on the bicycle path I am encountering Red Admirals flying north about 3- 5 minutes apart, which I think is an very impressive migration today. In total about 25 individuals seen today. More...
2016-11-14 20:23:00 35.89406705 -115.12584379999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: within a 6m radius. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4644693 More...
2005-02-20 12:00:00 29.1767 -81.8241 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: B. and L. Cooper, B.& B. Bratlie. Coordinates are for a point 0.8 miles east of Lynn, Florida; USGS Halfmoon Lake Quadrangle. More...
2017-09-21 17:00:00 40.759276087314 -86.459875987626 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 mariposa Observed by Sylvia Carter. North side of the quarry. Sunny day - warm, 86 F. More...
2006-05-24 12:00:00 40.98 -74.32 American lady 5 archive Observer: A. Baytas. More...
2003-04-14 11:30:00 42.03 -93.65 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 0.0 archive No description. More...
2013-03-27 21:20:00 35.348684538125 -94.254178557692 Red admiral 1 Cliff Ivy Warm sunny. Dirt road. Red admiral was basking in middle of road. Occasionally chased a mourning cloak that entered the area. More...
2019-03-30 16:22:00 36.2139078 -114.64036190000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: within a 95m radius. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21835706 More...
2005-08-03 12:00:00 45.43 -76.17 Painted lady 0 archive Since getting home (near Ottawa) on August 3, I have not seen a Painted Lady. It seems the irruption died out somewhat. I have seen only two empty larval nests on Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) near my laneway (45.26 N, 76.10 W), so even the last generation was less numerous than anticipated. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 43.94 -78.3 Red admiral 4 archive Rod and Joan [Parrott] report 20 red admirals north of Port Hope in the Ganaraska forest on May 4th. Also 4 in Port Hope on May 5th. More...
2016-07-25 23:21:00 43.65307999 -79.44157410000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 346 Lansdowne Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6H 3Y1. Location precision: not recorded. 30 C, sunny. Observed by jon_hayes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3747053 More...
2005-03-08 12:00:00 37.17 -118.29 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5 archive First arriving migratory Painted Ladies More...
2008-03-23 14:20:00 34.1235 -118.2926 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 292.5 2 archive 3 migrating individuals, flying WNW, 14:20 - 14:35 PDT 3/23/08. North Hills, CA 91343. More...
2006-09-07 12:00:00 41.8009 -92.0712 Red admiral 2 archive I have seen 2 Red Admirals in my back yard last week. Not today as it was too cold & rainy. I have a metal building along the whole depth of my lot w/ 3 big pear trees of different varieties parallel to the building- giving them a west exposure. More...
2016-04-18 05:00:00 46.354588523362 -123.58008525083 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 Robert M. Pyle WA: Wahkiakum Co. Swede Park, Gray's River. T 10N R7W S. 17. 18 April 2016. Three V. atalanta nectaring on lilacs. More...
41.84265 -94.222111 Painted lady 20 5 mariposa Caterpillars were silked up inside Canada thistle leaves. There may be 2 species here or a lighter morph. More...
2002-04-09 12:00:00 39.02 -74.94 Red admiral 0 archive Observer: J. Dowdell. Cape May County More...
2019-04-16 16:30:00 42.352328 -85.74260500000003 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 Ilse Gebhard Not in directional flight. Just flying here and there in the yard. Sunny, high 60's More...
2010-05-12 12:00:00 34.2146 -77.8258 Red admiral 0 archive Good Afternoon All, Some of the species seen today at Airlie Gardens (in Wilmington): Leps: Silver-spotted Skipper 5 adults, and several caterpillars munching on 'American Wisteria' under a folded hibernaculum leaf; Comma; black swallowtail; red admiral. More...
2016-03-20 05:00:00 34.115929 -100.35109 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Matador Wildlife Management Area, Cottle County, Texas. Location precision: within a 27m radius. Found on Skunk-bush sumac. Observed by mp548225, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2809633 More...

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