Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Tuesday, April 23, 2024
E.g., Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees)sort ascending Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2007-07-01 14:30:00 43.63 -84.26 American lady 2 270.0 8 archive No description. More...
2008-06-24 13:30:00 43.39 -83.54 Red admiral 1 270.0 3 archive Necturing More...
2010-05-24 11:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 4 10 270.0 5 archive I live in Lansing, Illinois but work 27 miles north at University of Chicago Hospitals / University campus which is located about a mile away from the Lake Michigan shoreline.The weather is very different on the lake front than from my house. More...
2005-04-01 15:00:00 34.9507 -120.4313 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 270.0 15 archive Many thousands of individuals observed crossing Highway 166 between Highway 101 in Santa Maria and Highway 1 in Guadalupe California. Numbers sustained throughout the day. More...
2009-11-04 12:00:00 36.15944 -86.85055 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 4 archive Fed on zinnias. Was surprised that there was only one date for this species and many for its cousin, the Painted Lady. Image: http://mlbierly.smugmug.com/Butterflies/True-Brushfoots-Nymphalinae/American-Lady-Vanessa/10893218_a6w9T#766510015_x3hHi More...
2019-09-23 18:00:00 44.916308088506554 -93.31525818979674 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 4 Livewombat One red admiral that looked good except for missing the back of both front wings. It looked like a chomp from a bird. Amazingly it was flying pretty well. More...
2005-03-31 08:30:00 33.63 -117.68 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 315.0 270.0 10 archive About 2 per minute heading NW More...
2001-07-15 16:30:00 56.7333 -118.33330000000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 0 archive 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The EMEND research camp, NW corner of S26 T53 R20 W4. More...
2009-05-27 12:00:00 36.16 -86.85 Red admiral 1 270.0 6 archive Fed on zinnias. 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...
2005-03-26 11:30:00 33.47 -117.7 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 270.0 10 archive Today I saw lots of these butterflies. the first time I noticed them this year. I have seen this in the past. Duration all day, constant. I could count 20 or more by looking around. I am a Mail Man so delivering from 11:30 am to 4PM constant flow. More...
2017-07-31 05:00:00 42.37536 -71.17909500000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 4 mariposa American Lady on Verbena bonariensis in Watertown, Massachusetts garden setting. 83 F, wind from the west, 4 mph. Location precision: 186m radius. Observation by mcdunn, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9221084 More...
2008-06-14 14:20:00 43.67 -84.38 Painted lady 2 270.0 12 archive No description. More...
2010-05-20 11:30:00 44.26 -69 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 15 archive Healthy fresh appearing individual More...
2005-03-27 12:00:00 35.11 -120.08 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 16 archive I am noticing them when I am out doing field observations on project sites as far west as Guadalupe, CA 93434 (Guadalupe is right on the beach and flight is N) and inland as far as Cuyama Valley (high desert and flight pattern WNW), California 93454. More...
2001-07-16 09:30:00 50.7617 -111.5183 Painted lady 15 270.0 5 archive 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. NW Corner S1 T21 R12 W4. More...
2009-11-04 12:00:00 36.16 -86.85 Painted lady 3 270.0 5 archive At least one from 11/03/09. Mainly in zinnias, but several in Mexican Sage also. More...
2017-06-18 20:30:00 42.026683 -93.66022800000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 20 mariposa Ames, Iowa. Basking and perching on a black raspberry bush. Location precision: 3m radius. Mostly sunny, 77 F (25 C), dew point 54 F (12 C), moderate wind from the west, 20 mph. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2007-07-14 13:20:00 43.63 -84.26 Painted lady 1 270.0 8 archive Butterfly Count Day More...
2014-05-03 18:11:00 42.45072 -85.5392518 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 270.0 butterfly queen Checking out slender nettle More...
2012-04-26 20:00:00 37.357354534214 -79.971532902226 Red admiral 1 270.0 5 mariposa Bonnie G. Venable, Roanoke, Virginia, 37.35736 N, 79.97166 W. Only one red admiral. My husband is a pilot and said the wind speed was about 5 mph. More...
2007-05-03 15:00:00 43.75 -81 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 10 archive 1 female ovipositing on Pearly Everlasting More...
2007-06-16 11:00:00 43.35 -84.64 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 2 archive No description. More...
2010-05-26 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 6 292.5 270.0 3 Julie Burrus No description. More...
2005-03-15 13:30:00 32.5456 -117.0835 West coast lady Migrating individual(s) 400 0.0 270.0 archive Flight direction, due North, hundreds of butterflies observed between 1.30 and 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (none earlier in the day, when strong Santa Ana winds were blowing). Mira Mesa CA 92126, San Diego County. More...
2005-03-30 13:44:00 34.06 -118.14 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 51 315.0 270.0 archive 51 over 2 minutes over a line 20 feet wide More...
2021-06-18 15:27:00 49.097229519094064 -121.91388845443726 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 270.0 1 Lee Flying in property, nectaring on dames rocket which is abundant in flower beds. More...
2017-09-17 16:26:00 42.99796 -88.2665101 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 17 270.0 10 stacey17 Saw 17 Painted Ladies nectaring on Sedum More...
2017-08-17 16:36:00 42.0645504 -95.23692719999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 25 270.0 20 mariposa Doug Gronau farm, Vail, Iowa. Many nectaring on red clover. Windy; 10% cumulus clouds, decreased from 40% an hour ago. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7581295 . Location precision: 6m radius. More...
2019-09-23 16:34:00 44.9272180834077 -93.29528909674877 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 4 Livewombat Huge crowds of Painted Lady butterflies in a municipal pollinator garden. They were nectaring on purple salvia and assorted other flowers. More...
2005-03-17 14:00:00 33.9949 -117.3725 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 337.5 270.0 7 archive Observer: Pamela Clark. I witnessed a continual stream of what appeared to be Monarchs, crossing the road as I was driving home at 2:00 PM today. They continued with the same intensity for the entire 5 miles I drove from my first sighting until I reached home. More...
2016-06-15 15:57:00 41.9705 -93.65855599999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 12 mariposa Anderson-Dyas Prairie, south of Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a radius of 2m. One Red Admiral nectaring on red clover along 520th Avenue on the opposite side of the road from the Anderson-Dyas Prairie. The butterfly was very large and fresh, perhaps newly emerged. More...
2005-04-19 14:00:00 44.985 -79.208 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 13 archive Flight direction, random foraging, 1 butterfly (fresh condition) observed 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, Postal Code P1L 1X1. More...
2001-04-25 12:00:00 44.06 -77.6 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 40 337.5 270.0 9 archive I am replying to your request on Red Admiral migration. I live in southern Ontario Canada at about the mid point of the north shore of Lake Ontario. I saw my first Red Admiral of the year on the 22nd (only 1 on that day). Several more yesterday and several dozen today. More...
2019-03-16 17:00:00 35.247532 -120.706009 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 270.0 10 mariposa Irish Hills Natural Reserve, Los Osos, California. Location precision: not recorded. Lots of them, going straight north. Survey time from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Observed by avtanski, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2014-09-01 19:00:00 42.007651947217 -93.613214488673 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 15 mariposa Ames, Iowa. Earl May Garden Center. 1 large fresh Painted Lady visiting blooming potted plants. Mostly sunny, 76 F, dew point 63 F. More...
2005-03-26 14:00:00 33.625 -117.6853 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 315.0 270.0 10 archive Painted Ladies migrating in uncountable numbers, going northwest through Orange County, Southern California. I first noticed them 2PM PST Sat March 26, heading NW, unable to estimate how many. Far too many to count. The weather was bright, high haze, hazy sun, fairly windy from the west (10mph?). More...
2005-03-25 13:30:00 34.249 -118.478 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 27 270.0 9 archive 27 butterflies observed between 13:30 and 13:35 PST. Note: Counts across a 175' line except as noted. There were more earlier ~12:30 P.M. More...
2005-03-20 11:30:00 34.197865 -118.12754 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 800 292.5 270.0 7 archive species: Painted Lady ( we caught and released one to confirm) Flying in large numbers -- hundreds -- through our backyard and over our house.3098 N. Mt. Curve Ave., Altadena, CA 91001 Los Angeles County. More...
2008-06-14 11:05:00 43.35 -84.64 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 12 archive No description. More...
2007-07-14 13:20:00 43.63 -84.26 Red admiral 15 270.0 8 archive Butterfly Count Day More...
2007-05-03 19:30:00 43.75 -81 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 5 archive 4 Eggs found on Nettles More...
2001-06-30 10:00:00 52.1167 -114.8567 Red admiral 2 270.0 2 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More...
2005-04-01 15:40:00 34.333 -119.6833 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 315.0 270.0 10 archive Many butterflies were flying up to and over a breakwater. They flew in over the open water on a a heading that would have brought them from Ventura/Oxnard/Port Heuneme/Point Mugu which is 30+ miles across open ocean. More...
2008-05-03 15:00:00 45.32 -94.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 28 archive No description. More...
2012-05-17 05:00:00 45.9635895 -66.6431151 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 13 Donald Davis (Dwayne Sabine) There seems to have been a significant movement of Red Admirals into the Fredericton area today. More by far than I've seen since they arrived this spring. It was not uncommon to see multiple individuals at a time, and they seemed to be constantly on the move. More...
2019-04-16 15:00:00 42.36090422318132 -85.67896439212342 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 90.0 270.0 6 butterflyqueen two on rails to trails park More...
2021-06-16 16:22:00 49.09723654409252 -121.91388845443726 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 270.0 2 Lee Flying, stopped momentarily then flew. More...
2001-06-30 10:00:00 52.1167 -114.8567 Painted lady 5 270.0 2 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. intersection Hwy. 22 and Twp. Rd 364, NW corner S19 T36 R6 W5. More...
2004-05-27 18:12:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 38 270.0 9 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 2. Mostly sunny; 10% cumulus, mostly low in the east. Light west breeze; leaves tremble or rustle. 26.0 C - 23.0 C. More...

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