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 Timesort descending Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2001-03-21 12:00:00 38.97 -95.24 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive First Red Admirals spotted on March 21. 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...
2001-03-25 12:00:00 30.134 -97.451 Red admiral 20 archive Observers: D. and J. Dauphin. More...
2001-03-25 12:00:00 30.134 -97.451 American lady 12 archive Observers: D. and J. Dauphin. More...
2001-03-26 12:00:00 30.5669 -95.1669 American lady 6 archive Observers: D. Muschalek and R. Thacker. Coordinates are for the centroid of San Jacinto County. More...
2001-03-26 12:00:00 30.5669 -95.1669 Red admiral 10 archive Observers: D. Muschalek and R. Thacker. Coordinates are for the centroid of San Jacinto County. More...
2001-03-30 12:00:00 35.46 -76.92 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Chose Goose Creek State Park as location. Observer: M. Johns. More...
2001-04-01 12:00:00 37.16 -118.29 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2001-04-08 12:00:00 42.8125 -79.9583 Red admiral 1 archive Of interest to you would be a sighting on April 8th at Selkirk Provincial Park near the village of Selkirk, Ontario (42.48.45 N, 79.57.30 W) by John Miles (miles@kwik.com) of a red admiral flying around the bird banding station. He didn't state whether it was fresh looking or not. More...
2001-04-08 12:00:00 40.421 -86.876 Red admiral 1 archive Dear Royce, I have been seeing red admirals here, there was one in Lafayette, Indiana on April 8. But did it migrate here? I thought they lived here year-round. ?? Don't they overwinter here? Thanks, Liz More...
2001-04-11 12:00:00 30.26 -97.75 Red admiral 0 archive *Vanessa atalanta rubria* are perhaps our most frequently encountered butterfly today and for the past two weeks or more. Most males are defending perches in woods-edge sites. There is no apparent directional movement although they may be dispersing in all directions. More...
2001-04-12 12:00:00 43.78 -79.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive "Major invasion" More...
2001-04-12 12:00:00 32.68 -114.62 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 135.0 archive In southern Arizona we have had a major migration of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui (L.)) going on almost continuously since April 11, 2001. The first and smaller peak was on Thursday, April 12 with 20-25 per minute passing across a 20-yard stretch of my driveway. More...
2001-04-13 12:00:00 34.25 -117.34 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: More...
2001-04-13 12:00:00 42.31 -83.48 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Royce, I saw it on Friday the 13th and it was in Canton, Michigan that I saw it. That is just a couple miles from my home in Plymouth. More...
2001-04-14 12:00:00 43.78 -79.25 American lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive "Largest invasion recorded" More...
2001-04-15 12:00:00 37.37 -118.38 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 archive No description. More...
2001-04-15 12:00:00 35.38 -119.01 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Terry Hogan More...
2001-04-15 12:00:00 33.39 -116.18 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Teresa Craven More...
2001-04-16 12:00:00 38.74 -120.8 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 315.0 archive The first big migrations began around April 16-17, then came a period of cold wet weather with few in flight and now we are back into calm, hot weather. The last big year for Painted Ladies we had was in the April & May 1992. More...
2001-04-17 12:00:00 40.76 -111.89 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Painted Ladies arrived in Salt Lake City area about 2 weeks ago [report received April 30, 2001]. Seem to be more in some areas than others. Last migration we had was in 1992. In spring of 1992, I followed them up from Arizona in my car passed them and about a week later they showed up here. More...
2001-04-18 12:00:00 34.48 -114.34 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 315.0 archive Observer: Paul Pitts More...
2001-04-18 12:00:00 41.97 -82.52 Red admiral 12 archive Observer: Fred Urie. Also present were 12 Red Admiral butterflies, and 2 Green Darner dragonflies in the afternoon. More...
2001-04-20 12:00:00 33.98 -117.04 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Karen Turner More...
2001-04-21 12:00:00 34.48 -114.34 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Jackie Rickman More...
2001-04-22 12:00:00 44.06 -77.6 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 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). More...
2001-04-22 12:00:00 32.69 -114.67 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Colleen Bates More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.68 -114.62 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10000 337.5 archive This week we hit one of the biggest migrations I have seen here, that peaked on Monday, April 23, and for several hours the number crossing the same 20 yard stretch of driveway increased to a staggering 200 per minute that day. All traveling in a north-north-west direction. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 35.01 -114.57 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: M. Adison. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.72 -117.17 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Cindy Fisher More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 33.8862 -117.9123 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer, For the last two days Painted Ladies have been migrating north through Fullerton, California. Our zip codes are 92831 and 92832. Through my yard I've been observing them at the rate of about one per second. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.71 -117.16 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Deborah J. Coon More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 33.15 -117.3 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Yelena Klinova More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.9794 -117.0281 Painted lady 1000 archive Hello, I am a middle school science and math teacher in Poway (San Diego), CA. At our school today, in the purple ice plant flowers, were perhaps a thousand plus Painted Ladies. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 33.55 -117.2 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 315.0 archive Observer: Chris Hyatt. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 32.72 -117.17 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Sue Melnick. More...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 34.07 -117.47 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Fawn Fresquez 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...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 42.0276 -93.6342 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 22.5 202.5 13 archive Red Admirals have been migrating northward through central Iowa for the past several days. I noticed the first migrators on Sunday, April 22. Monday was too cold, but the butterflies were moving again yesterday (Apr. 24). They were seen at the rate of about one every 3 to 5 minutes. More...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 34.45 -118.54 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Dawne Hom More...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 44.1 -77.56999999999994 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 0 archive Just came back in from a short field trip. Saw equal numbers of Painted Ladies and Red Admirals (approx. 20 ea). These were the first Painted Ladies I personally saw this season. However my daughter saw her first one in the school yard here on April 24th. More...
2001-04-25 12:00:00 38.73 -120.8 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 315.0 archive Today has been an outstanding day for the Painted Lady migration in the Sacramento area of California. At any moment some could be seen in flight including right up to sunset this evening. More...
2001-04-25 12:00:00 42.97 -81.23 Red admiral 70 archive Forwarded from ONTBIRDS: Like most of Southern Ontario we have been seeing a staggering number of Red Admiral butterflies. They are everywhere! I saw 60-70 on April 25 in less than 2 hours. More...
2001-04-25 12:00:00 30.27 -97.74 Red admiral 0 archive *Vanessa atalanta rubria* are perhaps our most frequently encountered butterfly today and for the past two weeks or more. Most males are defending perches in woods-edge sites. There is no apparent directional movement although they may be dispersing in all directions. More...
2001-04-25 12:00:00 32.68 -114.62 Painted lady 500 archive Even today [April 25] we were reaching numbers of 40-50 per minute but today their habits were changing and instead of unwaveringly flying in one direction, many more were stopping to nectar on any flowering plants, shrubs or trees they could find. Again the days were clear, sunny, calm and hot. 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...
2001-04-26 12:00:00 44.94 -123.01 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 0.0 archive I noticed last Thursday afternoon, the 26th that there were many V. cardui flying through Salem, probably 10 or more in my field of view per minute. It was sunny and warm Wed and Thurs and I hadn't seen any in Portland while I was there on Wed (actually hit 80 deg F). More...
2001-04-26 13:00:00 40.39 -105.07 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 180.0 archive Here's where some of them are going! Yesterday at 1 p.m. we counted about 1 every 10-15 seconds crossing a 15 meter front, mainly from almost due south but some from southwest. More...
2001-04-26 13:00:00 40.4 -105.08 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 225.0 archive Here's where some of them are going! Yesterday at 1 p.m. More...
2001-04-27 12:00:00 44.06 -77.60000000000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 20 0 archive Just came back in from a short field trip. Saw equal numbers of Painted Ladies and Red Admirals (approx. 20 ea). These were the first Painted Ladies I personally saw this season. However my daughter saw her first one in the school yard here on April 24th. More...

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