Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speedsort descending Observed By Description/Notes
2005-09-08 12:00:00 40.7853 -74.1043 Painted lady 15 archive Observer: V. Corsello. USGS Weehawken Quadrangle. More...
2012-08-26 15:17:00 42.619397 -71.361177 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 38 ed36 looks like mostly painted lady, a few american lady. some are smaller than others More...
2010-04-15 12:00:00 36.17 -96.02 Red admiral 4 archive Thank you, to the 11 observers who worked to count butterflies in the 5th Annual Spring Seasonal Tulsa Count! More...
2004-12-02 12:00:00 29.067 -97.3336 Painted lady 4 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...
2007-07-14 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...
2017-09-21 19:00:00 43.6465479 -79.4636903 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 120 Donald Davis [Bob Yukich] This past Thursday, Sept. 21, I counted 120 Painted Ladies in High Park during a 3 hour visit in the afternoon, nearly all of them in ornamental flower beds. [Accuracy: 800 m radius] More...
2015-05-09 18:05:00 41.838432116068 -93.57134912918 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 0.0 180.0 mariposa Flying north (0.3d) along I-35 just north of north ramp to rest area north of Ankeny, Iowa, ca. 15' up. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2004-06-21 12:00:00 43.78 -79.25 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 2 archive No description. More...
2012-11-13 19:02:00 36.0481502 -95.823594499998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Cliff Ivy Cool sunny 55. Front yard flowers. Lady was nectaring Blanket flowers and sunny on nearby gravel. More...
2005-07-18 09:30:00 42.35 -85.74 Red admiral 1 archive Saw 1 red admiral on 7/18/05, nectaring. Sand Creek Preserve , Alamo township, Kalamazoo County, MI. More...
2010-05-06 18:40:00 40.8429 -72.5727 Red admiral 2 archive I am writing to report an individual of this species which has performing a looping circular flight at dusk in an area right outside our kitchen window for the past three days. More...
2017-10-02 08:30:00 39.522382668631 -104.95402335702 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 90.0 Althea16 Watched for about 20 minutes. The stream of ladies seemed constant. A few stopped in my garden to feed on alyssum. Stops were usually about 30 seconds. These and almost all the others would then ascend to continue flying west over the roof of 2-story building. More...
2005-08-03 12:00:00 46.52 -92.13 American lady 1 archive Observers: Mike Reese, Karl and Dorothy Legler, Robbye Johnson. Douglas County. More...
2002-05-06 12:00:00 47.1219 -88.5689 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2005-06-10 12:00:00 37.53 -121.82 Painted lady 100 archive Observers: J. Hall, D. Edwards More...
2010-05-07 12:00:00 38.97 -77.39 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 archive Red Admirals are here. I saw two at my home in Herndon and one in Vienna today. I checked the Common Milkweed, which is about 2 foot high, but no Monarch eggs. I have not seen any Monarchs either. More...
2006-09-03 12:00:00 35.38 -78.85 American lady 1 archive Observers: J. Pippen, J. Dole. More...
2015-06-19 00:15:00 42.622949 -82.924262 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 LeAnna Sosnoski... No description. More...
2019-06-19 09:37:00 46.18315929 20.40095143 Painted lady mariposa No description. More...
2002-04-14 12:00:00 39.78 -87.22 Red admiral 2 archive Observer: G. Oskay. More...
2003-02-18 12:00:00 33.29 -111.2 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2010-05-11 12:00:00 45.53 -73.815 Red admiral 1 archive May 12: Stephen Normandin on Wed May 12 2010, 9:46 a.m. 2 Vanessa virginiensis + 1 Vanessa atlanta in Ste-Dorothee yesterday: 12-05-10y More...
2016-06-04 23:09:00 42.104472190394 -95.966008985576 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 mariposa One Red Admiral perching and basking along a wooded trail in the Loess Hills Wildlife Management Area. Coordinates: 42.1049633, -95.9663244, 9.0m precision. Weather was mostly cloudy and breezy, with patches of sunshine. More...
2002-04-19 12:00:00 43.0333 -82.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-04-27 20:00:00 40.311832073943 -121.00318101769 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 5 kmbovee more this year than usually observed More...
2002-08-24 12:00:00 48.43 -123.37 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2005-03-28 12:00:00 38.1505 -120.8234 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 archive Observer: Arlon Balay. More...
2006-01-17 12:00:00 33.665 -117.854 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2003-09-13 12:00:00 43.31 -91.78 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2012-04-30 05:00:00 45.5472257 -84.5636283 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 22.5 DenBrook Cheboygan 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...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 43.55 -96.7 Painted lady 0 archive No description. 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...
2009-04-12 12:00:00 36.34 -80.475 Painted lady 2 archive Observer: Will Cook. More...
2017-04-09 19:30:00 41.948825395497 -82.518332711653 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 18 Donald Davis [Reported by Dwayne Murphy, Point Pelee National Park, Ontario] I was at Point Pelee from about 1-4 today. I walked Delaurier Trail and the Woodland Nature trail....clipped - 2 spring azures. I also saw about 12 Eastern Commas and 18 Red Admirals today [Sunday, April 9, 2017]. More...
2005-04-01 14:00:00 38.28543 -122.50149 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Beginning at about 2 pm today, April 1, 2005, large numbers of Painted Ladies (positive ID) were observed flying over our property 1.5 miles west of Sonoma, CA. The direction is only a degree or two off true North/South. More...
2003-09-16 12:00:00 41.91 -88.31 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-30 12:00:00 49.51 -98 Red admiral 1 archive Hi Royce, I’m told you are interested in having red admiral sightings reported. Yesterday (May 30th) I saw a red admiral in my yard in Carman, Manitoba several times. Whether it was the same specimen or different individuals I am not sure. More...
2003-09-09 12:00:00 45.06 -92.81 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive Initial sighting. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.818 -97.151 Red admiral 2 archive Hi all, Saw a Red Admiral chasing a Monarch at the Taxation Center mini lilacs southeast side of the bldg. The Pembina Hwy & S. Bishop Grandin bus stop there were two Red Admirals flying around the bus shelter and the mini lilacs behind it. More...
2009-04-05 12:00:00 28.498 -80.932 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: B. Woodmansee, S. Burfman, D. & R. Spink, B. & L. Cooper. More...
2017-04-28 16:00:00 35.872661416781 -78.764455847224 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 12 mariposa [Harry LeGrand, Carolinaleps, Umstead State Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.] I spent about 1.5 hours this morning working the Big Lake powerline clearing for butterflies. More...
2006-04-03 12:00:00 30.6335 -92.0004 Painted lady 1 archive Observer: C. Marks. Coordinates are located at the centroid of St. Landry Parish. USGS Beggs Quad. More...
2014-06-15 22:17:00 33.7423964 -118.1044572 Painted lady 2 Bud Foshee nectaring More...
2010-06-17 12:00:00 36.31 -77.8 Red admiral 1 archive My work today was in a bland NC Wildlife Resources Commission game land a few miles northeast of Medoc Mountain SP, just in the Piedmont of Halifax County. Here is what I had on a hot, sunny, and low-humidity day (June 17).... Red Admiral 1, American Lady 2.... Harry LeGrand More...
2009-06-13 13:30:00 42.432 -120.283 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 archive Species: Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta). Location: 51791 Hwy 31; Summer Lake, OR 97640 (Actually, across the highway and uphill [west] from this address.) Date: June 13, 2008. Type of sighting: 1st of season. Other info: time about 1:30 pm. More...
2007-04-19 12:00:00 28.646 -82.341 American lady 20 archive Observer: P. Haywood More...
2017-08-24 14:43:00 38.309015858365 -123.05923461455 Red admiral 1 Lisahug No description. More...
2005-06-08 12:00:00 37.7163 -122.1642 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 archive Observer: Joni Figueroa. At least 30 appeared. They are still here 06/12/05, all over my backyard, around the butterfly bushes, of which I have many and on the hydrangeas. It's a glorious sight! More...
2010-07-08 12:00:00 42.63751 -82.88903 Red admiral 1 archive Macomb, MI 48044, on butterfly bush. More...
2005-04-17 13:00:00 40.89 -111.88 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 315.0 archive Dozens of painted lady butterflies heading North westerly between hours of 1 p.m. dailight mt. time and 5 p.m. flying about three or four at a time every 10 to 15 seconds. More...

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