Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Tuesday, April 23, 2024
E.g., Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speedsort ascending Observed By Description/Notes
2017-04-13 23:52:00 42.0278902 -93.64593760000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 10 90.0 16 mariposa Ames, Iowa. Joint territory occupant on the west wall of Catt Hall, Iowa State University. Location precision: 4m radius. 67 F, dew point 56 F, RH 68%, mostly cloudy, 70% cover, cirrus and cirrostratus, gusting winds. More...
2017-05-06 22:00:00 42.37536 -71.17909500000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 16 mariposa Watertown, Massachusetts. American Lady ovipositing on Pussytoes. Video taken can be seen at following link: https://flic.kr/p/21KxLjQ . Sunny, 68 F. Location precision: 186m radius. Observation by mcdunn, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. 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...
2015-05-17 20:49:00 43.005530315197 -90.441667273121 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0.0 180.0 16 SusanC No description. More...
2017-04-15 09:15:00 42.9053449 -85.330437 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 225.0 225.0 16 aphipps Observed Red Admiral butterflies migrating all afternoon. We had Admirals fly past our house at a steady clip probably about 1 per minute. I didn't know that Red Admirals migrate until I found this sight after our observations. I wish I had recorded information on the sightings. More...
2005-04-05 16:55:00 42.0278 -93.646 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 16 archive First Red Admiral on the Iowa State University campus. Perching on the west side of Catt Hall in a territorial site. It was a fresh individual with some white margins on the hindwings, but wasn't newly emerged. More...
2023-04-18 20:00:00 41.24400837196895 -96.04881923905103 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 112.5 112.5 16 SRothe Flitted into view from the west, settled briefly. More...
2017-04-15 23:30:00 42.9053449 -85.330437 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 30 225.0 225.0 16 aphipps We have a hill behind our house that is used by butterflies for hill-topping behavior. Since we saw so many Red Admirals today we went to the hill top this evening to see how many Admirals might be there. More...
2010-05-15 07:00:00 39.334 -74.489 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 22.5 315.0 16 archive May 15, Ventnor, NJ, 7:00 a.m., winds NW, 7 mph, 66 degrees, sunny morning, no clouds. Observed a red admiral sunning itself on my neighbor's fence. As the hour progressed, I observed the wind had picked up to approx. More...
2005-03-27 12:00:00 35.11 -120.08 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 16 archive I am noticing them when I am out doing field observations on project sites as far west as Guadalupe, CA 93434 (Guadalupe is right on the beach and flight is N) and inland as far as Cuyama Valley (high desert and flight pattern WNW), California 93454. More...
2019-05-17 17:50:00 41.16829 -95.91922999999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 157.5 16 mariposa 507 N 3rd St., Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: within a 187m radius. It had been raining and went to look at rain gauge and there were 3 red admirals on the alliums and iris. Survey from 12:45 to 1:00 p.m. Temperature, 73 F. More...
2016-03-16 17:15:00 40.464270359481 -95.577406879317 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 15 sbuback Nectaring on ornamental cherry tree More...
2006-09-15 12:00:00 41.8009 -92.0712 Red admiral 8 135.0 15 archive Started out with 2 last week, now there are 8 Red Admirals for sure- maybe more- they are nectaring from fermented pears- chasing- patroling and sunning. They flutter around so fast it is hard to count- but had 8 landed in one area for sure. One seems to be alot smaller than the others. More...
2017-09-17 05:00:00 39.5186 -104.76136300000002 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 0.0 15 mariposa Parker, Colorado. Nectaring on zinnias. Cool 65 F with cloud cover and sun; wind from the north, 15 mph. Observation by amymom2, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Locational precision: uncertain. More...
2012-07-31 17:15:00 38.454365 -75.509872 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 15 jonbailly Nice fresh looking specimen. Sunny day; about 72 degrees F. More...
2014-09-01 19:00:00 42.007651947217 -93.613214488673 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 15 mariposa Ames, Iowa. Earl May Garden Center. 1 large fresh Painted Lady visiting blooming potted plants. Mostly sunny, 76 F, dew point 63 F. More...
2001-06-30 09:30:00 53.3383 -113.85 Painted lady 1 135.0 15 archive 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Intersection of Rge Rd 272 and Twp. Rd 504, NW Corner S23 T50 R27 W4. More...
2005-04-08 11:20:00 42.0225 -93.6075 Painted lady 1 90.0 157.5 15 archive 1 Painted Lady flying east between south side of house and garage. Second Painted Lady of the season. More...
2019-04-06 23:15:00 42.14632167030697 -93.82483938423172 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 15 mariposa Boone, Iowa. Location precision: estimated within an 80m radius. Observed by Lloyd Crim. More...
2008-04-21 10:50:00 41.5269 -90.5914 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 15 archive One small, fast-flying butterfly in the back yard, flying around the nettle patch and perching on a brush pile and the trunk of the maple tree. More...
2003-10-07 12:00:00 43.33 -87.931 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 180.0 15 archive 12-15 Red Admiral butterflies in a patch of wildflowers in an electric power line right-of-way. Still there at 2:00 PM CDT. Regarding my email earlier today regarding the Red Admiral butterflies, 3 or 4 were present at 3:00 PM. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 42.4505 -85.53 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 15 archive Red admirals came into southwest Michigan in good numbers, starting yesterday late afternoon as best as I can determine. More...
2008-04-20 14:00:00 40.77 -82.26 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 202.5 15 archive Sunday April 20, 2008 I spotted a Red Admiral flying around and landing on Nettles depositing eggs....I observed the Red Ad butterfly in my back yard in Hayesville, OH 44838. We have many nettle patches on our property. More...
2019-04-15 20:30:00 41.98218365424309 -93.89297332334701 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 12 180.0 15 mariposa Lost Lake Trail, Ledges State Park, Boone County, Iowa. At least 12 Red Admirals flying or drinking sap from trees. Observed by Sylvia Carter, Cora Gartin, and Mia Gartin. More...
2015-04-13 05:00:00 43.2272182 -79.7195586 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 15 Donald Davis (Brandon Holden) Had a Red Admiral today in Stoney Creek, after the blistering SW winds (and heat) finally pushed the Lake Ontario cold air mass away. Very exciting! Also had several Common Green Darners, so things are moving! (ca. 43.12306 N, 79.81844 W). More...
2018-09-23 19:57:00 42.026614 -93.66019499999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 15 mariposa Nectaring on New England aster before basking on a sidewalk. This was only the fourth one I have seen this year. 510 Forest Glen St., Ames, Story County, Iowa. Location precision: within a 1m radius. Clear, sunny, 76 F, dew point 56 F, relative humidity 50%. More...
2005-05-19 13:13:00 42.0282 -93.6334 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10 45.0 270.0 15 archive Painted Ladies migrating in directions ranging from northward through east-northeastward between 1:13 and 1;20 p.m CDT. More...
2014-04-12 17:22:00 41.567828781573 -93.676650401214 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 15 Leland Searles Adult in good shape, with white scallops on trailing edges of wings (no wear). Perched at a broadleaf plant shoot that was emerging from leaf litter on a terrace of lower Walnut Creek, est. 20 meters from the Creek's confluence with the Raccoon River. More...
2017-09-15 16:20:00 41.21205931 -96.15501432999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 60 157.5 15 mariposa Lakeside Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska. Driving by and had to stop at this by this and admire the pollinators! The butterflies were nectaring on Russian Sage. Sunny, warm, 80 F. Observation by jodygreen, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: uncertain. More...
2009-10-18 12:12:00 42.02258 -93.60744 Painted lady 1 180.0 15 archive 1 individual, fresh. Patrolled back yard, then nectared on New England Aster. More...
2010-07-14 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 3 247.5 0.0 15 archive No description. More...
2015-05-04 15:16:00 42.026909673766 -93.65424155795 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 0.0 45.0 15 mariposa One Red Admiral migrating northward near the sidewalk near the west end of Howe Hall. Overcast, 64 F (17.8 C), dew point 57 F (13.9 C). More...
2017-09-12 20:30:00 49.458438501462 -97.294522221917 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 15 Robert G Mears Multiple painted ladies on white panicle aster. More...
2010-05-27 15:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 7 0.0 0.0 15 Julie Burrus <p>Most of the sizes today were small and small/medium for the butterflies.2 were sm/med, 5 were sm.</p> More...
2015-06-09 18:45:00 42.026375701217 -93.659884925123 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0.0 270.0 15 mariposa One Red Admiral flying north across Woodland Street between Forest Glen Street and Hillcrest Avenue. 93 F (33.9 C), dew point 55 F (12.8 C), mostly sunny (5% Cu). Saw another one flying north near the intersection of Sheldon and North Hyland Avenues around 2:30 p.m. More...
2017-08-14 18:36:00 41.9522735 -93.44534399999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 26 180.0 15 mariposa Berry Patch Farm, Nevada, Iowa. Flying near and visiting a patch of red clover. Thinning overcast, moderate south wind, 15 mph. Location precision: 10m radius. Photo: https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/9775949/medium.jpg?1502770491 More...
2004-06-11 15:20:00 42.0289 -93.6418 Red admiral 1 180.0 180.0 15 archive Butterfly was flying across Osborn Drive just west of Wallace Road, Iowa State University. More...
2010-04-16 12:00:00 42.067 -93.63 Red admiral 2 0.0 15 archive Royce: Saw 2 Red Admirals yesterday (16th) at the bluff area (west trail) of Ada Hayden Heritage Park. They appeared to be chasing each other, so no directional migration. More...
2005-03-20 10:45:00 34.203009 -118.20933 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 51 22.5 112.5 15 archive Flight direction, North - northeast, 51 Butterflies observed in 2 minutes 10 seconds at 10:45 am Pacific Standard Time. (Really, I was shocked at the number of butterflies, so I counted them while running a timer on my watch while watching from a front window. More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 34.42 -119.7 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 4000 315.0 15 archive March 29 and 30, 2005. Santa Barbara, CA. We live near the Old Mission. All day thousands - huge number never seen before - of Painted Ladies flying at the base of our foothills in a northwesterly direction. They seem to be coming up the coast from Ventura. More...
2001-07-21 12:15:00 53.0017 -111.525 Painted lady 2 225.0 15 archive 12:15 to 3:45 p.m. SE corner of S33 T46 R11 W4. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 42.22 -85.89 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 15 archive Red admirals came into southwest Michigan in good numbers, starting yesterday late afternoon as best as I can determine. More...
2017-04-10 19:30:00 44.5370197 -78.7361328 Red admiral First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 15 mariposa [Fenelon Falls, ON; posted by Susan Blayney on Ontario Butterflies; forwarded by David Kaposi] April 10/17 24 C with gusting southerly winds 20-30 kph. 2:30 pm Fresh-looking Red Admiral observed resting in leaf litter. The Stinging Nettles are not up yet. Hope it survives. More...
2017-04-08 16:10:00 44.99932932 -93.17745954999998 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 157.5 15 mariposa 1837 Roselawn Ave W, Roseville, Minnesota. 1st butterfly of 2017 in Minnesota. Fresh individual, presumably a migrant from the new summer generation individuals observed emerging in central Iowa in late March. Perching under partly cloudy conditions. Gusty SSE winds. 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...
2005-03-31 10:30:00 32.66 -117.03 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 7200 67.5 15 archive Continuous as fast as one can count! There was a news article in the San Diego Union Trib after the initial three heavy days March 14,15,16 that the butterflies were migrating all over the area, but that it was not as heavy as a previous year. More...
2009-04-16 14:00:00 39.7 -88.03 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 337.5 15 archive Dear Royce-- I saw the first Red Admiral of our season here today at Walnut Point State Park near Oakland, IL. It was alone sunning on a log. The wind was from the north/northwest about 15mph and partly sunny about 65 degrees. More...
2009-10-07 14:39:00 42.0747 -93.63 Painted lady 2 180.0 15 archive Caught and marked two Painted Ladies (2,3 green) while tagging Monarchs. More...
2010-07-14 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 128 247.5 0.0 15 archive Butterflies were on purple coneflowers and purple butterfly bush. More...
2010-07-05 11:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 7 225.0 180.0 15 archive No description. More...

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