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)sort descending Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2006-06-01 18:51:00 42.23323 -96.03451 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 2 archive I saw two small worn Painted Ladies on a ridge top at the western edge of the Loess Hills in western Iowa. One of the butterflies was defending a territory on the ridge top, and the other one was an intruder. There was one interaction between them lasting about 15 seconds. More...
2016-03-29 05:00:00 41.553618300689 -93.931345936154 Painted lady First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 1 mariposa (Edwin Freese) Painted Lady, ca. 2 miles northeast of Van Meter, Iowa. More...
2019-06-01 16:56:00 40.01326072 -105.3154234 American lady 1 mariposa some tailed swallowtail and a black swallowtail drifted down-trail through here but... More...
2002-01-01 12:00:00 30.31 -97.82 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. 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...
2019-04-06 16:20:00 38.94803598087799 -95.26400195206611 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 mariposa Milkweed garden, Foley Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Location estimated within a 25m radius. Observed by Orley "Chip" Taylor, Monarch Watch, "I haven’t been out much and it’s possible that red admirals have been here a few days. More...
2005-05-04 12:00:00 53 -122.5 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: Cris Guppy. I just saw a worn Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, nectaring on a dandelion in my lawn in Quesnel, in the central interior of BC. This is the first migrant I have seen this far north (lat. More...
2016-05-13 16:04:00 33.09374833 -96.64151833 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 1215 Cameron Lane, Allen Texas. Location precision: not reported. I hardly ever see the painted lady. Observed by butterflies4fun, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3179752 More...
2005-03-20 10:00:00 34.1 -117.91 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 71 archive Observer: Charles Sims. Yesterday was rainy, damp and coolish, so I didn't get out. I doubt if the Painted Ladies were migrating in the rain. This morning was bright and sunny with a mild wind. From 10 A.M. to 10:10 I performed a count, and I counted 71 Painted Ladies going over. More...
2008-04-20 12:00:00 42.0833 -93.5667 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive My yard, 2505 Tullamore, on Scilla flowers. Kind of beat up. USA IA, Story Co, Ames, MJ's, 2505 Tullamore 42º05'N 93º34'W, 310m. More...
2017-10-22 18:45:00 38.430533985489 -123.04058597398 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Lisahug 2 flew by quickly, but they appeared to be going in 2 different directions. warm day. Douglas Fir Forest with large expanses of grassland on hilltop. More...
2006-09-09 12:00:00 38.956 -74.946 American lady 5 archive Observer: Ann Loudell. More...
2015-07-20 00:45:00 42.622949 -82.924262 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 LeAnna Sosnoski... Present from at least 7:45pm to 8:10pm More...
2019-06-24 18:48:00 36.0940802 -115.564666 Painted lady 1 mariposa On Desert Globemallow More...
2002-04-20 12:00:00 39.78 -86.15 Red admiral 2 archive Observer: A. Esselborn. More...
2010-08-26 05:00:00 41.530053086573 -72.070036007787 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 3 mariposa Amy Allan, Norwich, Connecticut (New London County), 41.53 N, 72.07 W Hi, I have never reported a butterfly sighting before. I was looking for information on a new butterfly I saw in my yard yesterday and found your project website. More...
2019-04-06 17:13:00 35.11183883 -106.47202170000003 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Location precision: within a 24m radius. Observed by mirandak, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22106300 More...
2003-04-26 12:00:00 42.57 -80.43 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: Craig S. A. McLauchlan. More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 45.509 -73.554 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 archive Since Sunday, the migration is increasing day by day. Monday was just 1hr of observation, over 20 observed specimens dinner at Pointe aux Trembles. Tuesday, more, near 50 at dinner and supper. All in an easterly direction at a brisk pace. More...
2016-03-29 05:00:00 29.698515 -93.94832400000001 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Sabine Woods, Jefferson County, Texas. Location precision: within a 14m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2849491 More...
2008-09-05 12:00:00 48.33 -64.66 American lady 1 135.0 5 archive Alighting on blooming wildflowers. More...
2018-05-01 21:00:00 43.3383465351739 -91.87163901322492 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 0 larsenkj Two adults in perfect new condition More...
2006-10-29 14:00:00 42.15 -93.82 Red admiral 1 archive Royce, I wanted to tell you I saw a red admiral butterfly flying around our place last Sunday, October 29 at 2:00 in the afternoon. The temperature was about 50 degrees give or take a little. I thought it was pretty good it had survived the earlier freezes! More...
2016-08-14 20:00:00 41.79154780043 -93.79197458399 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 mariposa Jester Park Natural Playscape, Polk County, Iowa. Nectaring on flowers, medium-sized partly worn butterfly. Stayed briefly, then left area. Mostly sunny, 20% cumulus, 28.9 C (84 F), dew point 16.1 C (61 F), calm. More...
2020-01-01 19:36:00 29.14162217 -81.04139717 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Bay Grove Drive, Port Orange, Florida. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by jsjo1294, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37168843 More...
2002-04-15 12:00:00 37.69 -97.34 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-04-28 19:01:00 42.019854 -93.446441999999 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 2 Anita Westphal No description. More...
2001-02-04 12:00:00 32.68 -114.62 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-11-01 20:02:00 37.80465333 -122.43177830000002 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa San Francisco County, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2339667 More...
2017-10-17 21:24:00 36.15585396 -115.49475110000003 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa [lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project on iNaturalist, Clark Co., Nevada.] Location precision: 10m radius. More...
2006-09-19 12:00:00 33.6261 -117.8884 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2017-04-09 17:40:00 39.051579124708 -91.187938878619 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Butterfly Watcher No description. More...
2001-02-25 12:00:00 29.07 -97.33 Red admiral 49 archive Observer: D. Muschalek. More...
2015-05-08 05:00:00 43.441063650613 -92.005541321184 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 10 8 MJ Hatfield At the farm, 10, sort of all over as I walked: 43 26'24.75 N, 92 0'20.43" W. Overcast, around 62 F, dewpoint 52 F, winds variable, around 8 mph. More...
2019-04-16 18:35:00 42.08949 -91.50185099999999 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 Cammie Nectaring on ground cover More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 44.84 -93.3 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-15 12:00:00 39.35605 -77.1888 Red admiral 75 archive Type of sighting: nectaring individuals. 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. More...
2015-03-25 23:44:00 37.755495 -122.3976667 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Maybe? It's kind of beat up... Potrero Hill Recreation Center, San Francisco, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1338821 More...
2005-03-26 11:41:00 34.441 -119.733 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 45 247.5 archive State St. & Las Positas. 11:41-11:46 - 9 per min - heading W-N/W More...
2009-02-23 12:00:00 27.98 -82.75 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive I noted in my backyard observation diary a Red Admiral on February 23, 2009. 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...
2017-04-13 05:00:00 43.780100566172 -79.458409161635 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 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...
2022-09-28 19:30:00 37.50240540170395 -97.49477364123668 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 40 5 Sizergh Noted 40-50 Painted Lady butterflies on our two butterfly bushes in our back yard on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. The next day they were all gone. More...
2001-08-20 12:00:00 48.65 -88.32 Red admiral 1 archive Collectors: M. J. Oldham, W. D. Bakowsky, and R. Hartley. Shallow emergent wetland at mouth of small stream entering bay. Shesheeb Bay, Black Bay Peninsula, Lake Superior; Thunder Bay Dist. More...
2015-06-30 20:00:00 41.964851190718 -93.902978892397 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 315.0 12 mariposa Highway E57 west of Luther, Iowa. Enormous swarm of Red Admirals centered on the Des Moines River and extending two to three miles on either side of the river. Numbers were highest nearer the river and dropped off exponentially with distance on either side. More...
2019-04-17 22:57:00 40.08959525 -105.16825289999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 mariposa Niwot, Colorado 80503, USA. Location precision: within a 43m radius. Observed by roomthily, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22642182 More...
2003-09-16 12:00:00 43.9 -89.28 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive First appearance; no direction noted. More...
2014-11-23 06:00:00 30.217755 -97.65184899999997 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Hornsby Bend Wastewater Treatment Ponds and Wildlife Areas, Travis County, Texas. Location precision: within a 57m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1089975 All three shots of the same individual. More...
2009-04-27 12:00:00 40.79 -80.505 American lady 1 archive Observer: J. Monroe. More...
2017-09-07 14:48:00 36.15849728 -115.43006270000001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Ash Canyon, Clark County, Nevada. Observation by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 12m radius. More...

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