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.
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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... |
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... |
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... |
2015-06-09 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... |
2017-09-12 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>
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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... |
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
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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.
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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... |
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... |
2009-05-25 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... |
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... |
2015-05-03 18:42:00 |
42.093525387287 |
-93.570352788906 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
12 |
22.5 |
202.5 |
15 |
mariposa |
Migrating Red Admirals, Story County Conservation Center, McFarland Park. 9 spotted between 1:42 and 2:48 p.m.; 3 more after 2:48 (one of these at 4:39 p.m.). Mostly sunny to partly cloudy (cirrus from before 1:30 to 3 p.m, then cumulus, 50%). 79-80F (26.1-26.7C), dew point 59F (15C). 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... |
2004-04-16 18:35:00 |
42.0278 |
-93.6461 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
2 |
|
|
15 |
archive |
Iowa State University campus, west side of Catt Hall and sidewalk 100 feet southwest of Catt Hall. First two territories occupied this year. More... |
2014-09-26 19:24:00 |
42.03202601938 |
-93.65163981538 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
202.5 |
14 |
mariposa |
Ames, Iowa. One fresh Painted Lady flying and basking around subsoil piles from excavation of a trench for an electrical line, grassy area on east side of Pammel Woods. 80 F, dew point 60 F, sunny, breezy. More... |
2017-09-08 22:30:00 |
27.578525 |
-97.791314999998 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2 |
|
45.0 |
14 |
tito82x |
No description. More... |
2019-06-27 20:40:00 |
41.9649433 |
-93.9054135 |
Red admiral |
|
8 |
|
|
14 |
mariposa |
Roadkill along an open area of County Road E57 in the Des Moines River floodplain. I also saw 1 other dead and six live Red Admirals during the survey. More... |
2013-06-02 17:30:00 |
41.2440106 |
-73.5888575 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
180.0 |
14 |
Donald Davis |
(Karlo and Alison Mirth) Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York. We saw a nice variety of butterflies today at Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester County, NY, between 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM, including an early Appalachian Brown (photographed). Red Admiral (1); Monarch (1) [ca. 41.24401 N, 73.58886 W]. More... |
2012-06-06 18:52:00 |
42.32606244318 |
-93.515624996266 |
Red admiral |
|
1 |
292.5 |
|
14 |
adminn |
No description. More... |
2015-05-03 18:25:00 |
42.092792938892 |
-93.570814128772 |
American lady |
First butterfly of the season, Migrating individual(s) |
2 |
|
202.5 |
14 |
mariposa |
Royce Bitzer, McFarland Park, Story County Conservation Center front lawn, 42.09276 N, 93.57073 W. Two American Ladies flew in and interacted with each other, and then one briefly landed on the lawn to nectar on a dandelion. More... |
2007-04-21 17:06:00 |
42.028 |
-93.646 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
7 |
|
180.0 |
14 |
archive |
The first Red Admiral of the season was perching in the fenced children's play area west of Palmer Hall. It flew south to the west wall of Catt Hall, and then returned to its previous perch. Seven Red Admirals were found during a full survey of the campus from 5:30-6:51 pm CDT . More... |
2019-04-20 16:30:00 |
42.0580218 |
-87.6905213 |
American lady |
First butterfly of the season |
2 |
|
0.0 |
14 |
ryanwc |
they've remained in the yard all morning, not heading anywhere. More... |
2013-01-10 18:06:00 |
37.321369539007 |
-75.916042324817 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
0.0 |
14 |
sealand |
From 12:06-43p EST mostly sunny light N wind, vg condition butterfly, familiar erratic low flight on sheltered south side woodpile & dwelling; feed on dandelion. NOTE: GPS says we are 23310...but !
Hope this is a Happy New Year greeting for Royce, it's been awhile. More... |
2017-07-27 19:49:00 |
41.9648275 |
-93.65250320000001 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
2 |
|
45.0 |
14 |
mariposa |
Kelley, Iowa. Two Painted Ladies flying and basking along a sunny gravel road. Mostly sunny, 83 F, dew point 64 F, moderate wind from the northeast. Location precision: 4m radius. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More... |
2007-07-01 09:00:00 |
40.714 |
-74.006 |
Red admiral |
|
24 |
270.0 |
22.5 |
14 |
archive |
Dozens of Red Admirals feeding in butterfly bushes and echinacea. More... |
2014-09-13 18:31:00 |
42.026718400534 |
-93.660174604611 |
Red admiral |
|
1 |
|
180.0 |
14 |
mariposa |
Ames, Iowa. 1 Red Admiral visiting flowers and flying around the yard, 510 Forest Glen St. Partly sunny, 59 F, dew point 38 F. More... |
2016-04-16 16:03:00 |
42.029059253962 |
-93.649353878639 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
1 |
0.0 |
180.0 |
14 |
mariposa |
Iowa State U. campus, Ames, IA. One dark Red Admiral flying in a straight line due north about 1.5 m above the ground, west of Gilman Hall. First one I've seen migrating this year. Weather: partly sunny, 30-40% patchy cirrus and cumulus clouds. 70 F (21 C), dew point 53 F (11.7 C), RH 55%. More... |
2019-04-16 16:37:00 |
41.7310127 |
-88.006913 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
1 |
0.0 |
45.0 |
14 |
ldieckman |
Single Red Admiral flying North. Observed for about 2 minutes. More... |
2017-10-08 21:10:00 |
41.8855993 |
-94.184633899996 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
12 |
|
225.0 |
14 |
cradebaugh |
Painted ladies were clinging to my very tired Tithonia and zinnias in my flower garden. Quite breezy conditions. There were probably more than 12 around my house. More... |
2019-05-18 18:00:00 |
42.02669487088881 |
-93.66033265604085 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area |
3 |
0.0 |
202.5 |
14 |
mariposa |
Three Red Admirals flying northward during a 30-minute period, three hours ahead of a rainstorm approaching from the south. Cirrostratus clouds, 81 F, dew point 62 F, relative humidity 63%, winds from the south-southwest to southwest (210 degrees azimuth), 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph. More... |
2005-04-08 11:15:00 |
42.0252 |
-93.6213 |
Painted lady |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
270.0 |
157.5 |
14 |
archive |
1 Painted Lady flying west about 150 feet west of the Main Street bridge over Grand Avenue. More... |
2017-09-20 21:55:00 |
44.920923 |
-93.175205 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
9 |
|
270.0 |
14 |
Bethgrace |
Nine painted ladies drinking nectar from sedum "autumn joy", red clover and asters. Weather was sunny and 75 degrees. More... |
2019-06-27 20:53:00 |
41.9649389 |
-93.9058803 |
Red admiral |
|
8 |
|
|
14 |
mariposa |
Roadkill along an open area of County Road E57 in the Des Moines River floodplain. I also saw 1 other dead and six live Red Admirals during the survey. More... |
2019-05-09 21:07:00 |
41.7272283 |
-88.00572979999998 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
2 |
|
315.0 |
14 |
ldieckman |
No description. More... |
2017-06-21 22:07:00 |
42.03107 |
-93.647246 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
180.0 |
14 |
mariposa |
Genetics Laboratory, Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. Fresh individual mud-puddling at the base of our compost bin. Location precision: 1m radius. Mostly sunny, 85 F, dew point 73 F, relative humidity 68%. Gusty south wind, 14+ mph. More... |
2019-04-13 20:10:00 |
41.727568 |
-88.0059 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
4 |
90.0 |
270.0 |
14 |
ldieckman |
About 4 Red Admiral butterflies were observed at the forest preserve. Several were on a dandelion. More... |
2017-02-17 06:00:00 |
41.393346255395 |
-91.399171443121 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1 |
|
202.5 |
14 |
mariposa |
Sighting by James Durbin in the Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area near Conesville, Iowa. Judging from the wind flow, temperature, and dew point maps from mid-February, this butterfly could have come up from the south on either the 16th or the 17th. More... |
2016-07-22 14:47:00 |
41.9796520244 |
-93.835470079218 |
Painted lady |
First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
|
202.5 |
13 |
mariposa |
This Painted Lady was the first one I saw this summer. It flew in near the road, circled, and then landed in the grass to bask. It was a fresh individual, perhaps recently emerged.
Mostly sunny, with patches of cirrocumulus and cirrus, about 10%. 27.2 C (81 F), dew point 23.9 C (75 F), RH = 82%. More... |