Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
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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
2005-02-20 12:00:00 29.1767 -81.8241 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: B. and L. Cooper, B.& B. Bratlie. Coordinates are for a point 0.8 miles east of Lynn, Florida; USGS Halfmoon Lake Quadrangle. More...
2007-06-23 10:30:00 43.63 -84.26 Painted lady 3 270.0 archive No description. More...
2017-09-21 17:00:00 40.759276087314 -86.459875987626 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 mariposa Observed by Sylvia Carter. North side of the quarry. Sunny day - warm, 86 F. More...
2006-05-24 12:00:00 40.98 -74.32 American lady 5 archive Observer: A. Baytas. More...
2003-04-14 11:30:00 42.03 -93.65 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 0.0 archive No description. More...
2013-03-27 21:20:00 35.348684538125 -94.254178557692 Red admiral 1 Cliff Ivy Warm sunny. Dirt road. Red admiral was basking in middle of road. Occasionally chased a mourning cloak that entered the area. More...
2005-08-03 12:00:00 45.43 -76.17 Painted lady 0 archive Since getting home (near Ottawa) on August 3, I have not seen a Painted Lady. It seems the irruption died out somewhat. I have seen only two empty larval nests on Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) near my laneway (45.26 N, 76.10 W), so even the last generation was less numerous than anticipated. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 43.94 -78.3 Red admiral 4 archive Rod and Joan [Parrott] report 20 red admirals north of Port Hope in the Ganaraska forest on May 4th. Also 4 in Port Hope on May 5th. More...
2005-03-08 12:00:00 37.17 -118.29 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5 archive First arriving migratory Painted Ladies More...
2006-09-07 12:00:00 41.8009 -92.0712 Red admiral 2 archive I have seen 2 Red Admirals in my back yard last week. Not today as it was too cold & rainy. I have a metal building along the whole depth of my lot w/ 3 big pear trees of different varieties parallel to the building- giving them a west exposure. More...
2016-04-18 05:00:00 46.354588523362 -123.58008525083 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 Robert M. Pyle WA: Wahkiakum Co. Swede Park, Gray's River. T 10N R7W S. 17. 18 April 2016. Three V. atalanta nectaring on lilacs. More...
2002-04-09 12:00:00 39.02 -74.94 Red admiral 0 archive Observer: J. Dowdell. Cape May County More...
2005-04-02 12:00:00 38.22 -122.249 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 337.5 337.5 archive on Sat. April 2, 2005 at the Kennedy Regional Park in Napa, CA (Approx Latitude 38.22N, Long -122.249) we experienced a migration of literally thousands of painted lady butterflies moving in a NNW direction. The weather was partly cloudy, 65 degrees and a wind from the NNW. More...
2010-05-12 12:00:00 34.2146 -77.8258 Red admiral 0 archive Good Afternoon All, Some of the species seen today at Airlie Gardens (in Wilmington): Leps: Silver-spotted Skipper 5 adults, and several caterpillars munching on 'American Wisteria' under a folded hibernaculum leaf; Comma; black swallowtail; red admiral. More...
2001-05-14 12:00:00 35.05 -83.77 Red admiral 12 archive Clay Co. NC is on the north GA line and almost to the far western tip of NC. Having visited the mountains of Clay County regularly for the last three weeks and not seen one Red Admiral - boom on my visit yesterday (May 14) I saw at least a dozen! More...
2016-07-23 15:29:00 43.2620874 -82.6908566 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 keb No description. More...
2006-10-22 15:00:00 38.934 -74.958 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 archive Butterfly landed on shrub and crawled to underside of branch during passing rain cloud. Sorry I don't have better info - I'm a birder who just discovered monarch migration and had to google this butterfly to identify it! More...
2002-04-20 12:00:00 38.98 -77.83 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-04-27 20:30:00 43.318863409919 -91.821840233269 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 larsenkj No description. More...
2001-04-01 12:00:00 37.16 -118.29 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-15 12:00:00 42.3754 -77.388 Red admiral 0 archive Several sighted in the garden all afternoon. More...
2006-07-01 12:00:00 33.665 -117.845 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2017-04-01 15:00:00 38.4820731 -90.8246066 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 Butterfly Watcher No description. More...
2002-06-28 12:00:00 36.07 -79.79 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-05-06 05:00:00 41.007641308124 -91.946045126827 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 Moni Did see several red admirals this morning while walking around Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, Jefferson County. Did not think to count until after I saw several. Probably around half a dozen or so. Saw one painted lady also. More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 43.55 -96.7 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-13 12:00:00 39.36 -77.19 Red admiral 0 archive This year, we had a Red Admiral (V. atalanta) population boom. I first started seeing them on or around May 13. On May 15, we found about 75 individuals on a power line cut-through in Frederick Co., MD. Most were nectaring on blackberry flowers; a few were puddling; and some were flying fast. 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...
2005-03-27 15:00:00 35.755 -118.425 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 337.5 archive 3/28/05 At 3 pm PST yesterday (3/27/05) thousands of butterflies were observed flying north-northwest over my home in Kernville CA 93238. This migration lasted for 2 to 3 hours. More...
2017-04-13 05:00:00 43.778721722072 -79.45695003992 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Reported by Susan Brown, G. Ross Lord Park, North York, Ontario] Today at the park I watched and photographed 2 fresh Red Admirals, and an American Lady. I guess spring is really here! I also found 2 wildflower species. More...
2005-03-30 15:05:00 33.92 -117.87 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 337.5 archive Date of sighting: 3/30/2005 Time of sighting: 3:05PM - 3:28PM Type of sighting: Migrating painted ladies Flight direction: North/Northwest Observed approx. 400 painted ladies flying past my deck overlooking my backyard. More...
2015-06-19 14:36:00 36.0712466 -79.5644686 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Judy Stierand Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen at Iowa State! In our garden this morning at 9:36 I spotted a Red Admiral on Asclepias syriaca, Common milkweed. It stayed a mere two minutes, then flew to the adjacent Hollywood juniper and then flew west. I haven't seen it since. More...
2003-09-14 12:00:00 42.135 -87.7581 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 46.22 -64.53 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1000 90.0 archive Red Admirals and American Ladies have been invading southern NB in large numbers for weeks but today the migration accelerated here in eastern Westmorland County. More...
2009-04-27 12:00:00 39.25 -74.85 American lady 1 archive Observer: D. Amadio. More...
2007-03-27 12:00:00 36.44 -76.68 American lady 2 archive Gates County. Observer: M. Reese. More...
2017-04-11 05:00:00 43.028056721628 -89.846810378885 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 mariposa [Mark E. Johnson, Wisconsin Butterflies] Blue Mound State Park, Dane County, Wisconsin More...
2006-04-12 12:00:00 41.1207 -73.9181 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: T. Fiore and K. Wallstrom. More...
2015-05-31 18:05:00 36.052758115325 -112.1435965998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Bud Foshee No description. More...
2010-06-11 12:00:00 45.51 -61.08 Red admiral 1 archive I have observed Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) on three separate occasions. 5-29-10 (2) - several times throughout afternoon; 6-08-10 (1); 6-11-10 (1)on my property: Lat. 45.51 N, Long. -61.08 W. On each day the weather was sunny, between 60-65 degrees, slight ocean breeze. Hope this helps. More...
2005-03-26 15:00:00 33.9015 -117.90522 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 337.5 archive Saturday, March 26th, 3:00pm PST 10-30 individuals per minute, individuals and clusters over our home. Same all up and down our block. Fullerton, CA, 92835. More...
2007-04-13 12:00:00 28.3 -82.02 American lady 5 archive Observers: B. Bindschadler, J. DuBois, B. and L. Cooper, M. B. Litrico, and G. White More...
2017-08-03 20:49:00 39.7371382 -95.414248599997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Wild Rose Acres No description. More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 37.9544 -121.4394 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 0.0 archive Observer: Jacqui Mattera. My husband and I are retired and on April 1st of 05 we sat and watched all day as the Monarchs [Painted Ladies] flew steadily North! It was just delightful. Today [April 2?]at about 7 a.m. they started fluttering North again. More...
2010-05-24 12:00:00 48.482 -89.304 American lady 0 archive My first sighting of an adult Monarch May 23 Thunder Bay Another one seen May 24 at my house First eggs on my milkweeds June 2. Lots of Red Admirals and American Painted Ladies this spring. Nick (Nick Escott) More...
2005-03-31 12:00:00 38.62 -90.7 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: R. Goetz. More...
2004-04-18 18:44:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 2 180.0 archive Survey of territory sites, Iowa State University campus, route 2. Strong south wind; small branches move; large branches in gusts. 80% cloudy; widespread cirrus and cirrostratus bands. More...
2007-05-21 12:00:00 42.095 -82.559 Red admiral 50 archive Hi Don, I have been out tree and meadow planting for work the past three weeks and have yet to see any Monarchs. There are a ton of Red Admirals and a day flying moth that looks very similar to the admiral. I noted the first sulphurs yesterday on an alfalfa field that is ready for a cut. More...
2017-09-06 19:00:00 44.920923 -93.175205 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 15 0.0 Bethgrace Between 15-20 painted ladies were flying between and drinking nectar from our garden flowers such as sedum 'autumn joy', Joe-Pye weed, asters, garlic chives and phlox. Weather conditions were cloudy, wind from the north at 5mph and temp of 65. More...
2006-04-26 12:00:00 42.349 -84.091 American lady 1 archive Observer: C. Rickards More...

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