2008-04-18 12:00:00 |
43.63 |
-95.629 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
180.0 |
20 |
archive |
First two butterflies of the season I seen.
south wind 20mph 70's for temp. Both were pretty beat up. More... |
2017-09-05 19:43:00 |
42.013223 |
-93.65312900000004 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
214 |
180.0 |
337.5 |
20 |
mariposa |
Iowa State University Cross-Country Field, Ames, Iowa. Nectaring on a thistle flower head during an extensive southward migration. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 10m radius. More... |
2005-06-21 12:00:00 |
51.05 |
-114.083 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
0.0 |
157.5 |
20 |
archive |
Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Migration picked up again [today], increasing throughout the day. 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... |
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... |
2007-06-02 15:30:00 |
44.52 |
-69 |
Painted lady |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
135.0 |
20 |
archive |
Road Killed Specimen.
Forewing measures 3.0 cm from body.
Hindwing measures 2.2 cm from body.
Relatively small individual. More... |
2019-04-06 20:45:00 |
42.06621701412259 |
-93.63096579384114 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
180.0 |
20 |
wolfoest |
circling around the bluff woods area More... |
2005-07-03 12:00:00 |
51.05 |
-114.083 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
500 |
180.0 |
|
20 |
archive |
John Riddell noticed hundreds of Painted Lady butterflies migrating South More... |
2019-04-15 05:00:00 |
41.234332 |
-95.91649699999999 |
Painted lady |
First butterfly of the season |
5 |
|
|
20 |
mariposa |
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: Not recorded. Walking our weekly survey of the garden. Saw our first Painted Lady of the year. They were feeding on pachysandra Survey from 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT. Temperature, 65 F, moderate winds. More... |
2021-03-10 20:15:00 |
26.0573112 |
-80.271716 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
45.0 |
20 |
Ramona Johnston |
Red Admiral butterfly observed at native plant nursery in Cooper City, Florida nectaring on fragrant Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow shrub More... |
2005-06-24 12:00:00 |
51.06 |
-115.066 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
8 |
0.0 |
337.5 |
20 |
archive |
observed individuals at Mt. Lorette Ponds, along Highway #40, Kananaskis Country (front range mountains of Alberta). More... |
2014-04-15 19:00:00 |
40.569762628863 |
-95.631963010723 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20 |
sbuback |
Flying North with strong tailwind out of the South. More... |
2017-09-15 22:40:00 |
41.98976 |
-93.65939100000003 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
26 |
|
180.0 |
20 |
mariposa |
South of Ames, Iowa. Mostly sunny, 90 F; strong wind from the south, 20 mph+. Many individuals nectaring on red clover. 26 Painted Ladies were captured while we were tagging Monarchs. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 50m radius.
More... |
2007-04-21 17:00:00 |
41.9475 |
-93.9025 |
American lady |
First butterfly of the season |
3 |
45.0 |
202.5 |
20 |
archive |
I saw at least a dozen red admirals and three or four [probably American - ed.] painted ladies (sp. not known), and in general, they were moving northeast. The time period was between about 5 pm and 7 pm. (Update, April 28: I'm guessing that we saw American Painted Ladies. More... |
2010-05-28 15:30:00 |
41.89 |
-87.62 |
American lady |
|
1 |
45.0 |
0.0 |
20 |
archive |
No description. More... |
2018-04-30 12:04:00 |
44.77438302 |
-93.19010472000002 |
American lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
157.5 |
20 |
mariposa |
Minnesota Zoological Garden, Apple Valley, Minnesota. Location precision: within a 22m radius. Observed by ebrunquist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11953121
More... |
2019-04-15 17:00:00 |
41.234332 |
-95.91649699999999 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
28 |
|
|
20 |
mariposa |
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Did our weekly walk of the gardens. There were lots of red admirals throughout the gardens. They were feeding on violets and pachysandra. Survey from 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. CDT. 65 F, moderate winds. More... |
2005-03-13 15:00:00 |
34.90189 |
-116.032 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20 |
archive |
Location: Kelso Dunes Wilderness in Mojave Desert National Preserve. I have a video lasting several seconds of an interesting migration observation that reminded me of salmon jumping waterfalls. More... |
2020-03-26 20:44:00 |
34.09743937 |
-118.6498883 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
315.0 |
19 |
mariposa |
Calabasas Peak Trail, Stunt Road, Calabasas, California, USA. Location precision: within a 10m radius. Mud puddling, then meandering across the area. 55F, mostly sunny. Observed by andreacala, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40817246
More... |
2019-04-20 17:50:00 |
41.727568 |
-88.0059 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
5 |
|
22.5 |
19 |
ldieckman |
Red Admirals were mainly flying close to the ground and landing on leaf litter at the forest preserve. More... |
2023-04-13 17:30:00 |
43.64631 |
-79.46564 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
90.0 |
225.0 |
19 |
Bob Yukich |
No description. More... |
2015-05-21 20:05:00 |
42.003669348285 |
-93.656806005838 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area |
5 |
0.0 |
292.5 |
18 |
mariposa |
Meadow Glen Road, Ames, Iowa. Of 5 Red Admirals seen here between 1:57 and 3:18 p.m. CDT, this one was migrating northward across this point at 3:05 p.m. Mostly sunny (10% cumulus), 75 F (24 C), dew point 39 F (4 C). More... |
2019-04-08 17:45:00 |
42.061998749480146 |
-93.63552039368244 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
225.0 |
18 |
wolfoest |
circling around backyard More... |
2003-10-07 15:00:00 |
43.33 |
-87.931 |
Painted lady |
|
7 |
|
180.0 |
18 |
archive |
6-8 Painted Lady butterflies in a patch of wildflowers in an electric
power line right-of-way. More... |
2019-05-22 05:00:00 |
41.179753 |
-95.91783299999997 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
7 |
|
225.0 |
18 |
mariposa |
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Feeding on wild raspberry and sunning themselves. Temperature, 66 F, gusty winds. Survey from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More... |
2005-03-20 13:00:00 |
33.5 |
-117.3 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
200 |
0.0 |
247.5 |
18 |
archive |
After two days of showers (18-19 Mar) sunny conditions returned today (20 Mar) and the Painted Lady migration continues. At first sighting (14 Mar) frequency was 3-4 seconds between singles and pairs. Today the frequency is more like 10-12 seconds. More... |
2016-04-03 20:47:00 |
43.093535 |
-89.3385969 |
American lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
|
18 |
albertina72 |
Feeding on striped squill (Puschkinia scilloides) https://www.flickr.com/photos/txceylon/25950727830/in/dateposted-public/ More... |
2015-06-02 18:12:00 |
42.024295556334 |
-93.646860118786 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
270.0 |
157.5 |
18 |
mariposa |
Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University campus. One Red Admiral flying toward the west, west of northwest corner of Memorial Union, about 10 feet up. 68 F (20 C), dewpoint 55 F (12.8 C), winds SSE, 160 degrees, 18 mph. Mostly cloudy, cirrostratus and cumulus. More... |
2005-05-19 09:30:00 |
49.24 |
-103.53 |
Painted lady |
|
4 |
|
225.0 |
18 |
archive |
nectaring on dandelions More... |
2019-05-22 05:00:00 |
41.179753 |
-95.91783299999997 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
183 |
|
225.0 |
18 |
mariposa |
Fontenelle Forest Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. The red admirals were enjoying nectar from wild raspberries and wild waterleaf. Last week saw very few red admirals and this week there was an abundance of them. Temperature, 66 F. Survey from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. More... |
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|
|
Red admiral |
|
37 |
|
|
18 |
mariposa |
No description. More... |
2005-03-31 12:20:00 |
34.9507 |
-120.4313 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
500 |
0.0 |
315.0 |
18 |
archive |
No description. More... |
2018-09-27 20:09:00 |
42.014093 |
-93.652266 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
3 |
|
225.0 |
18 |
mariposa |
Nectaring on white asters; possibly migrating southward. Iowa State University Cross-Country Field, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a 10m radius. 21.7 C (71 F), dew point 8.3 C (47 F), partly sunny (decreasing cumulus clouds), gusting winds. More... |
2012-10-08 05:00:00 |
52.7362682 |
-108.3052431 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
315.0 |
18 |
Donald Davis |
(Andrea Jackson) Here are pics of the 2 butterflies from yesterday at the moth bait. Annie determined that one is a Red Admiral. We both agreed that the other is some kind of Polygonia ... ??? More... |
2010-04-30 16:30:00 |
43.36 |
-84.26 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
9 |
202.5 |
202.5 |
18 |
archive |
The butterflies were headed directly into the wind. More... |
2005-03-28 14:00:00 |
33.5 |
-117.3 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
100 |
337.5 |
247.5 |
18 |
archive |
Migrating individuals; flight direction N to NNW. Five counts of one minute each yielded an average of 20 individuals per minute. Extrapolating to 1200 per hour past this particular site.
This count at 2:00 pm PST. More... |
2007-03-14 13:30:00 |
26.153 |
-97.969 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
90.0 |
180.0 |
18 |
archive |
I've reported before on migrating Red Admirals and on some that seemed to be overwintering here in South Texas. My school is next to a large nursery, and this one was leaving the nursery heading east - it almost flew into my driver's side window. More... |
2015-11-01 19:41:00 |
42.026566975488 |
-93.660080271301 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
202.5 |
18 |
mariposa |
Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying around our front yard; also nectared on white aster. Large, fresh individual. Flew around the yard again 10 minutes later, then disappeared again - flew in front of the garage door, turned north, and was lost. Weather: mostly sunny and windy. More... |
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41.234332 |
-95.916497 |
Painted lady |
|
15 |
|
|
17 |
mariposa |
Walked the gardens at Lauritzen Gardens. Started out with few showers then turned sunny. More... |
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41.179753 |
-95.917833 |
Painted lady |
|
2 |
|
|
17 |
mariposa |
No description. More... |
2005-04-05 14:50:00 |
42.0227 |
-93.6076 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
1 |
|
180.0 |
17 |
archive |
Red Admiral flying north-northeast about 5-6 feet above the ground between houses. More... |
2017-10-02 19:30:00 |
51.1802192 |
-1.8270873 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
1 |
|
337.5 |
17 |
Andover Butterflies |
No description. More... |
2017-10-15 16:57:00 |
40.1214473 |
-83.0587619 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
202.5 |
17 |
Stephen Altic |
Cloudy, overcast, 70s. No direction to flight. Feeding on rotting tomatoes, buddleia blooms. More... |
2018-05-01 16:12:00 |
42.030032936333754 |
-93.64127996116508 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
180.0 |
17 |
mariposa |
On May 1, I saw my first Red Admiral in the Forestry Greenhouse on the Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. It was a large, fresh individual that looks as if it had recently eclosed. More... |
2020-03-31 18:22:00 |
30.0879121 |
-93.34443768 |
American lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
|
17 |
mariposa |
Lake Charles, Louisiana (location obscured). Visited clover and shallot flowers. Windy, 71F. Observed by ilouque, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41119462
More... |
2005-03-27 12:00:00 |
34.9507 |
-120.4313 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
400 |
337.5 |
225.0 |
17 |
archive |
I found you website and would like to take part! I live in Santa Maria, California (Yes, yes, home of the Michael Jackson trial...) I began noticing Painted Lady butterflies in impressive numbers on 3/27/05 flying on a north-northwest direction. More... |
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41.234332 |
-95.916497 |
Red admiral |
|
6 |
|
|
17 |
mariposa |
Started out with sprinkles then sunny. More... |
2017-08-03 23:24:00 |
39.5523062 |
-95.3503193 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
|
|
17 |
Mary Ann Bowman... |
<p>the butterflies have been here for about 2 weeks---we are located about 2 and half miles from Lancaster KS</p>
More... |
2018-06-15 21:03:00 |
42.02958603937473 |
-93.64625396222152 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
180.0 |
17 |
mariposa |
Large fresh butterfly nectaring on common burdock. This individual was one of the first of the summer generation to be observed here. Science II Prairie, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a 2m radius. More... |
2015-05-06 19:15:00 |
43.523908193424 |
-95.118770595129 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
180.0 |
16 |
Chris |
Windy day and Red Admiral was flying around playground equipment stopping to feed on dandelion blooms. More... |