Butterfly Observations

E.g., Wednesday, April 17, 2024
E.g., Wednesday, April 17, 2024
E.g., Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitudesort ascending Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2012-05-28 05:00:00 47.162759 -67.925605 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Donald Davis (Roy LaPointe, St. Leonard, New Brunswick) Haven't been doing much posting of late, too busy chasing butterflies in bogs. Like everyone else, finding hordes of RED ADMIRAL / Vulcain, lots of AMERICAN LADY / Vanesse de Virginie and good numbers of No. SPRING AZURE / Azure printanier. More...
2012-04-17 05:00:00 47.16275900000001 -67.92560500000002 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. Below is a summary of the records I have received: April 17: Saint Leonard, NB: 1 Red Admiral, 3 other butterflies, all migrating (Roy LaPointe). More...
2017-08-06 05:00:00 44.387612 -68.203912 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 0 mariposa Bar Harbor, Maine. Several seen in various gardens around town. Observation by jeannieg, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Positional accuracy: uncertain. More...
2012-05-14 05:00:00 47.3690127 -68.3266741 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 30 180.0 7 Donald Davis [John Klymko (Martin Turgeon)] This year Red Admirals arrived across the Maritimes on April 17. I hadn't heard of any Red Admiral reports from butterfly atlassers before April 17, but on April 17 there were records from all three provinces! More...
2017-08-15 15:34:00 44.34699060000001 -68.68478720000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Brooksville, Maine. Location precision: estimated within a 2 km radius. Observed by Bob Rossow (shared with photos by e-mail). More...
2017-09-29 15:51:00 44.930597461715934 -68.69527816772461 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area, Specimen Record 3 5 Instar5 Several individuals observed feeding on zinnias. More...
2019-08-15 16:19:00 46.099342413367125 -68.7480402760682 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Kimball Pond, Patten, Penobscot County, Maine. Location precision: estimated within an 800m radius. Observed by Judy Goodell. The location in Maine is adjacent to the Northern section of Baxter State Park where our camp is located. More...
2018-08-19 14:36:00 44.86084341433372 -68.74961475230299 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area, Specimen Record 1 3 Instar5 Butterfly was basking. Flight direction n/a or was not observed. More...
2005-06-12 14:00:00 44.52 -69 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 5 archive Very "tattered" individual, especially hind wings. Observed in yard; apparently feeding on Russian Olive Bush blooms. 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...
2007-07-21 16:25:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 0.0 315.0 10 archive Flying fast; did not alight. More...
2007-07-08 14:30:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 157.5 10 archive More brownish than blackish appearing individual, flying around in one area. No particular direction of flight noted. More...
2008-06-14 14:00:00 44.52 -69 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 22.5 5 archive Somewhat tattered older individual. More...
2007-06-29 11:45:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 112.5 5 archive Individual flying around in circles. Brownish, older appearance; not blackish or fresh appearing. More...
2008-01-03 09:45:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 225.0 5 archive Healthy appearing individual flying slowly around on the edges of a gravel driveway. More...
2009-05-25 12:30:00 44.52 -69 Painted lady 1 247.5 15 archive Individual flying back and forth on SE/NW oriented small hilly woodland tar paved road, rarely alighting in either ditch. More...
2007-07-21 15:35:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 315.0 315.0 10 archive Flying fast; did not alight. More...
2009-05-02 14:20:00 44.52 -69 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 135.0 315.0 10 archive Somewhat tattered small individual. Flight strong however. More...
2007-07-07 13:20:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 157.5 10 archive Flying around in area; doesn't appear to be flying in any direction More...
2008-06-12 13:30:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 315.0 20 archive No description. More...
2004-05-31 12:00:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive I saw the first Red Admiral of the seaon in my yard in Swanville, Maine, on Monday 5/31/04. I have also been seeing many American Painted Ladies in the Belfast, Maine Area since the 2nd week in May. More...
2008-06-01 12:00:00 44.52 -69 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 112.5 10 archive Specimen was a "roadkill"; found on the southwest side of a NW/SE oriented state highway. More...
2005-08-22 14:30:00 44.52 -69 Painted lady 1 0.0 180.0 10 archive Flying slowly between alightings on thistle. Fresh "young-looking" specimen. More...
2010-06-26 12:20:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 8 archive Large fresh-looking individual. Observed near a stream where it flows under a road (culvert). Flying slowly in circles. More...
2007-07-06 12:15:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 157.5 10 archive No description. More...
2007-06-09 14:10:00 44.52 -69 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 157.5 8 archive Somewhat tattered specimen, especially lower edge of hindwings. More...
2007-07-22 14:15:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 0.0 45.0 15 archive No description. More...
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...
2007-09-02 12:20:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 247.5 6 archive Individual was only mildly tattered in appearance and was observed to be flying around in circles in a warm, sunny gravel driveway near a home. More...
2005-06-01 16:30:00 44.52 -69 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 10 archive Relatively small individual noted to be slowly circling and occasionally alighting on the ground on a gravel driveway off a gravel road without any definite direction of flight. More...
2008-06-10 12:37:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 135.0 10 archive No description. 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...
2007-07-21 15:45:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 315.0 10 archive Flying around in circles in one area More...
2007-06-25 12:55:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 112.5 10 archive Somewhat worn appearing individual, not fresh looking... More...
2005-10-12 12:05:00 44.2613 -69.0016 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 22.5 22.5 10 archive Very healthy and fresh appearing individual noted to be feeding on New England Aster. More...
2010-05-17 12:00:00 48.233 -69.533 Red admiral 2 archive The Vulcans [red admirals] continue their advance towards the north-east: I just see two people [individuals] here [in} Bergeronnes May 17, 48d14 'N 69d32' W. Alex More...
2007-05-26 12:00:00 48.25 -69.55 Red admiral 0 archive Depuis quelques jours, j'ai remarqué que les vulcains sont plutôt abondants. En allant travailler, j'en vois plein; je regarde par la fenêtre, j'en vois passer dehors; j'ouvre la porte, il y en a un sur le parterre... More...
2017-09-17 19:15:00 43.8762865 -69.6337364 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 7 melvin.richard No description. More...
2015-05-24 20:18:00 43.820638 -69.8147684 Red admiral 1 Lucy A Sheils No description. More...
2010-06-25 12:00:00 41.268 -70.093 Red admiral 0 archive Hi, all, finally had my first Monarchs today, about a half-dozen at various places in Edgartown. Also my first Baltimore, at Katama. The Red Admiral migration is heating up again: between 6:30 and 9:00, while surveying for grasshopper sparrows at Katama, I saw about 200 of them. More...
2010-09-29 05:00:00 44.66773849007845 -70.15348057534493 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 4 mariposa Farmington, Maine.  Prescott fields - off High Street in Farmington. Habitat: University sports fields. These fields are frequently mown, though one field is not and is dominated by milkweed. Sandy River runs along one side of the park and town roads run along the other. More...
2017-09-24 20:39:00 43.652365414728 -70.185965880562 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 202.5 4 Stephen Altic Sunny, 82 degrees. Painted lady had no flight direction, spent 30 minutes nectaring in garden on asters. More...
2011-09-21 05:00:00 44.634367 -70.33198600000003 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 3 mariposa Wilton, Maine.  At the Wilton Conservancy, also known as the Foothills Land Trust. Habitat: The park fields are hayed every two years to allow for continued recreation - honeysuckle and milkweed most common plants observed. The park is adjacent to a stream and predominantly hardwood forests. More...
1985-05-19 12:00:00 44.7 -70.42 Red admiral 20 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer, I found my notes of V. atalanta rubria migration (i had thought it was something else so i'm glad i found the notes!) of May 11, 1985, near Burlington, Vt. Fairly detailed notes. They were flying from at least 2:30 to after 5 pm, at which point i took 20 compass readings. More...
2010-05-13 12:00:00 44.699 -70.421 Red admiral 5 archive Hello (Dr. Bitzer?), I have been observing what I think is an unusual number of red admiral butterflies this year (more than I can remember since decades, if ever). More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 44.698 -70.422 Red admiral 5 archive Hello (Dr. Bitzer?), I have been observing what I think is an unusual number of red admiral butterflies this year (more than I can remember since decades, if ever). More...
2002-06-01 12:00:00 43.68 -70.45 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2010-06-25 08:00:00 41.355 -70.512 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 200 0.0 archive Hi, all, finally had my first Monarchs today, about a half-dozen at various= places in Edgartown. Also my first Baltimore, at Katama. The Red Admiral migration is heating up again: between 6:30 and 9:00, while surveying for grasshopper sparrows at Katama, I saw about 200 of them. More...
2006-11-11 12:00:00 43.25 -70.6 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: B. Pfeiffer. 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...

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