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 Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speedsort descending Observed By Description/Notes
2006-03-09 12:00:00 30.85 -81.45 American lady 1 archive No description. More...
2015-05-14 14:20:00 30.0096286 -99.1218524 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Ginny Again, we did not record the precise tme we saw these butterflies -- it was after 9:20 am. More...
2003-09-05 12:00:00 41.99 -88.69 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2009-05-06 12:00:00 41.1207 -73.9197 American lady First butterfly of the season 2 archive After a rainy and cool several days, a bit of sun, with temperatures in the low-mid 60's brought a nice variety of butterflies to the ridge along the Palisades, at Hook Mt., Rockland County (just north of Nyack, on the Hudson). More...
2007-03-10 12:00:00 28.3 -82.03 Red admiral 1 archive Polk County. Observers: B. and L. Cooper, J. and B. DuBois, C. Geanangel, and T. Palmer. More...
2017-04-23 22:15:00 43.521225138419 -5.6251958830096 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 manu No description. More...
2006-03-25 12:00:00 31.13 -92.46 Painted lady 1 archive Observer: C. Marks More...
2015-10-31 21:48:00 30.563306 -97.548479000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 marillionjade24 A bit pale with some wing damage was sunning itself on my fence. Kept going back to the same spot. More...
2003-11-05 12:00:00 32.858 -108.588 Painted lady 17 archive Observers: B. Howe and C. Rustay. More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 43.48 -79.76 Red admiral 8 archive May 14th - finally nice and warm again - 8 Red Admirals at Glenorchy More...
2007-05-07 12:00:00 42.9141 -120.8131 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 archive Type of sighting: first of the season. Individual taking nectar on lilac bush. Location: Summer Lake, OR. Zip code: 97640, Lake County. Lat. 42.54.846 N Long. 120.48.786 W, Elevation 4233'. More...
2017-06-15 14:34:00 42.0468928 -92.929484899998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 SueFaas Gathered on a blooming Linden tree on terrace. More...
2005-03-28 11:15:00 38.3322 -121.9157 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 315.0 archive Observer: Casey Collier. Dozens of Monarch [probably Painted Lady] butterflies first noticed at 11:15 a.m. All were headed Northwest. This activity tapered off by 3:30 p.m. More...
2010-07-01 08:50:00 43.04095 -76.406944 Red admiral 1 archive Nectaring on glade mallow More...
2005-04-06 12:00:00 41.7019 -93.7105 Painted lady 1 archive Hey Royce--I think Ed already reported to you that I saw a painted lady on April 1st. I also saw one today--April 6. Both were at Camp Dodge. More...
2004-05-30 11:00:00 42.36 -85.75 Red admiral 1 archive 1 faded red admiral nectaring, Kal-Haven Trail just west of 2nd St, Alamo Township, Kalamazoo County MI More...
2007-05-18 12:00:00 43.74 -79.37 Red admiral 1 archive No description. More...
2006-04-23 12:00:00 41.967 -82.517 Red admiral 4 archive Observer: Craig McLauchlan. Butterflies seen at Point Pelee National Park 04-23-06. Cabbage White 7, Spring Azure 19, Eastern Comma 7, Red Admiral 4. More...
2013-09-14 17:25:00 42.031048640154 -93.647241353902 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0.0 mariposa Iowa State University, Ames. Two fresh Painted Ladies nectaring on pink asters, USDA-ARS CICGRU prairie plot. Partly sunny, 60% cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus in blue sky, northerly breeze. More...
2001-04-24 12:00:00 34.45 -118.54 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Dawne Hom More...
2010-06-29 12:00:00 42.399 -72.702 American lady 2 archive Hi Folks: This morning Barbara Volkle, Steve Moore, Sue and Ron Cloutier, Frank Model and myself spent several hours butterflying on the Graves Farm--Mass. Audubon property in Williamsburg. We listed the following: 11. Red Admiral 1; 12. American Lady 2; 17. Monarch 5. More...
2005-04-07 12:00:00 26.0725 -98.1423 American lady 8 archive I recorded only 1 V. virginiensis on April 6 but 8-10 on April 7. More...
2010-04-17 12:00:00 43.51 -94.464 Red admiral 0 archive Minnesota, zip code 56101, multiple county parks (Bright Lake County Park and Timberland County Park)in Martin County the species seems to already be well distributed, as I also saw a single individual last week in the LAc Qui Parle/Yellow Medicine County area of MN before I was aware or this reques More...
2007-06-16 10:30:00 41.77266 -87.86046 American lady 18 archive First butterfly of the season - Yes, for me. Had been seen previously in the week by the site stewards, Barbara and George Birmingham. Presence of the butterfly in your area: There were at least 18 American Ladies observed nectaring on native prairie plants and non-native ox-eye daisies. More...
2017-09-16 17:00:00 39.7619439 -104.9213643 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 megjosh sunny day, 68 degrees, minimal wind. Thousands of these butterflies throughout the Denver area yesterday and today. More...
2005-04-30 12:00:00 44.05 -123.08 West coast lady 0 archive Observer: E. Wold. More...
2012-07-30 05:00:00 49.2380583 -55.0701797 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 Donald Davis (Jared) Earlier this week (July 30), I walked a short section of the road leading to Woolfrey's Pond Park in Lewisporte - the abundance of Red Admirals was incredible. I must have seen nearly a thousand in less than a kilometre ... More...
2005-10-01 12:00:00 38.71 -90.74 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: J. Ziebol, Y. Homeyer More...
2012-08-13 21:00:00 42.619397 -71.361177 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 60 ed36 large flock feeding on a row of butterfly bushes and a garden of zinnias. they stay during most of the daylight hours, and leave at dusk More...
2010-04-09 12:00:00 35.6 -88.13 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: B. Jones. More...
2004-12-12 12:00:00 29.067 -97.3336 Red admiral 7 archive Observer: D. Muschalek. Coordinates are for a location on a bend of the Guadalupe River about 2.5 miles southwest of Cuero, DeWitt Co., Texas; USGS Cuero Quadrangle More...
2007-05-18 12:00:00 44.9058 -79.1873 Red admiral 20 archive Since the weather was nice, I took a long lunch-hour to look for butterflies along Merkley and Lewisham Roads (east of Barkway). More...
2017-09-23 17:00:00 44.9042047 -93.183206400004 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 12 JW Exclusively on Tithonia and Sedum. Unseasonably hot - t 90F 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...
2012-05-28 05:00:00 47.162759 -67.925605 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 100 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...
2005-12-04 12:00:00 26.1716 -98.3682 Painted lady 16 archive Observers: W. Sekula, M. Reid, D. Muschalek. More...
2012-10-26 21:47:00 35.334080401197 -94.297609228316 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Cliff Ivy Very cool,55 F, and breezy but sunny. Only a couple of butterflies when usually 100's. Painted ladies were nectaring small asters in a sunny backyard. More...
2010-04-30 15:00:00 43.73 -80.96 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 25 0.0 archive Friday, April 30, 2010, 4:00 PM. Walking south on the bicycle path I am encountering Red Admirals flying north about 3- 5 minutes apart, which I think is an very impressive migration today. In total about 25 individuals seen today. More...
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...
2005-04-09 12:00:00 45.97 -123.67 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive This year is shaping up to be an irruptive year for PAINTED LADIES (Vanessa cardui). I spent the sunny parts of last weekend counting ladies at selected sites here in Clatsop County. More...
2010-05-08 12:00:00 34.58 -80.23 American lady 2 archive Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter Trip Report, Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, 5/8/2010. Doug DeNeve was our trip leader. In attendance were Pam DeNeve, Dave and Marty Kastner and five guests. More...
2005-03-15 12:00:00 34.1222 -118.1126 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 archive Observer: Mark Hardy. More...

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