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 Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees)sort ascending Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
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...
2019-05-31 21:21:00 42.0124474 -93.74674529999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 270.0 9 mariposa Sorenson Farm, Boone County, Iowa. Location precision: within a 3m radius. Nectaring on white clover near the edge of a planted prairie plot. Partly cloudy, cumulus clouds, 87 F, dew point 56 F, relative humidity 35%, light winds. Survey from 4:14 to 4:26 p.m. CDT. More...
2009-05-30 12:00:00 40.714 -74.006 American lady 4 270.0 archive No description. More...
2007-05-27 12:06:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 270.0 10 archive On apple tree blossom More...
2005-05-19 13:13:00 42.0282 -93.6334 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10 45.0 270.0 15 archive Painted Ladies migrating in directions ranging from northward through east-northeastward between 1:13 and 1;20 p.m CDT. More...
2001-06-23 10:00:00 53.4833 -113.55 Red admiral 1 270.0 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 52 Ave NW/124 St Circle. More...
2010-06-16 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 2 270.0 270.0 5 archive Will send photos of american lady More...
2004-05-04 18:25:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 23 270.0 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 1. Sunny, low humidity, light west breeze - leaves rustle. 21.5 C - 19.2 C. More...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 44.1 -77.6 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 5 337.5 270.0 9 archive 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 [on April 24] and several dozen today [April 25]. General flight direction of NNW under sunny sky 12 deg. cel. More...
2015-06-09 18:45:00 42.026375701217 -93.659884925123 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0.0 270.0 15 mariposa One Red Admiral flying north across Woodland Street between Forest Glen Street and Hillcrest Avenue. 93 F (33.9 C), dew point 55 F (12.8 C), mostly sunny (5% Cu). Saw another one flying north near the intersection of Sheldon and North Hyland Avenues around 2:30 p.m. More...
2004-05-31 17:58:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 20 270.0 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 3. Mostly sunny, cumulus over 20% of sky. Strong west breeze; leaves rustle/small branches move. 23.1 C - 18.9 C. More...
2012-08-23 15:00:00 42.701674597642 -70.775217745463 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 225.0 270.0 10 Chaffee Monell Observed steady stream of Painted Ladies heading southward along upper margins of beach, where dune grass begins. Approximately 1 per minute. None appeared in groups. None stopped, though mustard flowers were available & Cabbage butterflies were using them. More...
2013-05-26 05:00:00 43.6465479 -79.4636903 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 247.5 8 Donald Davis (Bob Yukich) My wife Karen and I spent the afternoon in High Park in the west end of Toronto. It was sunny and windy and 18 degrees C (64 F). We saw 10 species of butterflies including 1 or possibly 2 Monarchs, a fresh Red Admiral and 2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, all firsts for the year. More...
2005-03-21 11:30:00 34.441 -119.733 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 300 292.5 247.5 archive State St. & Las Positas. 11:30-12:30 - 5 per min - heading W-N/W More...

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