Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 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
2019-04-17 18:15:00 41.730849 -88.00599749999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 11 ldieckman Spring flowers are sparse in this area. The Red Admiral observed was remaining close to a small patch of dandilions. More...
2010-06-29 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 57 292.5 45.0 11 archive Some were very faded and worn and missing pieces of their wings.While others appeared to be brand new.These were on butterfly bush and milkweed and echinacea.Lots of Monarchs sighted with the red admirals.Maybe 15 monarchs seen. More...
2005-03-16 12:00:00 32.66 -117.03 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 800 0.0 11 archive I started seeing the butterflies on March 14 passing through our yard at a steady rate of perhaps about 10 per minute. On March 15 it was about the same rate. Today March 16 it has definitely picked up to 60-100 per minute at times. More...
2016-03-31 15:59:00 41.8800296 -88.0078435 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 202.5 11 Deanna P. Denk Red Admiral on hyacinth. More...
2010-07-13 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 198 270.0 45.0 11 archive Second day of incredible increase of butterflies here. More...
2015-05-02 19:30:00 40.1025817 -96.195131999999 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 0.0 180.0 11 lpdlfrd The butterflies were flying around the field, not in any particular direction. The location was Table Rock WMA. More...
2017-10-12 18:30:00 36.128846 -95.982748500004 Painted lady 7 180.0 11 Montezmutzig@me.com Saw mix of American (5) and painted ladies (7) nectaring on purple asters More...
2014-06-08 17:45:00 40.0378755 -76.3055144 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 135.0 157.5 11 Wings Landing This is my first log so I will do as best I can. Beautiful sunny day, white wispy/cumulus clouds, sweet breeze. Temp 81 degrees. 49 % humidity. More...
2010-06-29 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 1 292.5 45.0 11 archive American lady was pretty worn,missing part of the lower right wing possibly to a bird.was sunning,eating on a purple cone flower (echinacea). More...
2005-04-17 14:00:00 44.4254 -91.6955 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 112.5 10 archive butterfly was resting on the ground in sunny spots - flitting from one spot to another in a small area. The area is an open woods at the edge of a remnant prairie. More...
2005-04-01 15:40:00 34.333 -119.6833 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 315.0 270.0 10 archive Many butterflies were flying up to and over a breakwater. They flew in over the open water on a a heading that would have brought them from Ventura/Oxnard/Port Heuneme/Point Mugu which is 30+ miles across open ocean. More...
2016-04-12 22:49:00 42.025693120553 -93.645012438316 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 4 180.0 10 mariposa Between 5:15 and 6:00 p.m. CDT, I found three Red Admirals holding territories on or near the west side of Catt Hall, and one on the porch roof of the Sloss House, both at Iowa State University. More...
2019-06-05 01:03:00 42.0249746 -93.6476296 Red admiral 112 10 mariposa One of three contesting for a territory in this particular spot. Many more small Red Admirals have arrived in central Iowa during the past week. More...
2019-04-22 17:10:00 42.604498 -83.58968700000003 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 247.5 10 mariposamonarca flying at random over an acre More...
2015-05-20 17:00:00 47.049072239977 -91.925697322942 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 50 225.0 10 wmattson These were seen on a bike ride of about one mile on a logging road. I have never seen so many American Ladies on one day. I was hoping to see a Painted Lady to score a Vanessa trifecta, but looking as hard as I could, there was none to be found. More...
2007-06-26 10:00:00 45.54 -94.19 Red admiral 15 180.0 10 archive All over my yard; difficult to count. Many nectaring in top of Tilia cordata heavy with bloom, where I can't count them. MN Landscape Arboretum was lousy with this species 2 days ago. Get somebody there to report for you (it's a branch of U of MN). More...
2008-06-06 15:40:00 43.67 -84.38 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 10 archive Necturing on clover 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...
2001-07-15 13:30:00 54.7 -113.3667 Red admiral 1 10 archive No description. More...
2017-10-12 18:35:00 36.128846 -95.982748500004 American lady 5 180.0 10 Montezmutzig@me.com Saw mix of American (5) and Painted ladies (7) nectaring on purple asters More...
41.234332 -95.916497 Painted lady 3 10 mariposa on my weekly walk through the gardens, More...
2017-02-04 18:35:00 29.19667694166 25.54973602189 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 67.5 10 mariposa On February 4, 2017, I saw three Red Admirals when visiting Cleopatra's Spring in the Siwa Oasis in northwest Egypt. Two landed in irrigated garden beds beneath date palms, and a third one flew out of the garden area toward the spring. More...
2005-04-02 15:30:00 37.4925 -120.8481 West coast lady Migrating individual(s) 9000 315.0 337.5 10 archive Type of sighting: Migrating groups. Flight direction: North, West, and Northwest. On 04/01/2005 observed approximately 40 to 60 individuals per minute from 1300 through 1700. On 04/02/2005 observed approximately 80 to 120 individuals per minute from 1530 through 1700. 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...
2007-07-21 16:25:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 0.0 315.0 10 archive Flying fast; did not alight. More...
2014-09-01 14:30:00 42.028746664582 -93.617382642208 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 10 mariposa Ames, Iowa. Large fresh individual, possibly a female, perching and flying in the sunshine on the south side of a house. Mostly sunny, 71 F, dewpoint 67 F. More...
2012-08-23 15:00:00 42.701674597642 -70.775217745463 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 225.0 270.0 10 Chaffee Monell Observed steady stream of Painted Ladies heading southward along upper margins of beach, where dune grass begins. Approximately 1 per minute. None appeared in groups. None stopped, though mustard flowers were available & Cabbage butterflies were using them. More...
2019-04-20 16:22:00 41.2451916 -96.08179969999998 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 45.0 180.0 10 Am30668 Flying through the yard, lit momentarily on violet bloom. Then, continued over the house in northeast direction. More...
2019-04-25 16:22:00 42.14716630426073 -87.83512038316911 Red admiral First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0.0 112.5 10 jdd No description. More...
2007-05-30 15:30:00 43.63 -84.26 Red admiral 3 225.0 10 archive No description. More...
2007-08-26 13:45:00 43.63 -84.26 American lady 1 10 archive Heavy Wear , won't make migration More...
2014-04-22 19:25:00 42.030731033143 -93.650507923695 American lady First butterfly of the season, Migrating individual(s) 3 337.5 45.0 10 mariposa The first two American Ladies of the season were flying around the south side of the WOI radio dish antenna, and a third one was seen over the sidewalk south of the Molecular Biology Building, flying toward the north-northwest. Sunny, 61 F, dew point 32 F, northeast wind, 10 mph/16 km/h. More...
2010-07-04 11:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 19 247.5 202.5 10 archive No description. More...
2018-05-04 23:19:00 42.02723 -93.64816300000001 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 10 315.0 10 mariposa One butterfly holding a territory near the west wall of Morrill Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a 1m radius. Sunny, 74 F, dew point 46 F. Observed by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12304179 More...
2019-05-30 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 35 22.5 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Finally got sunny so could go out for a bit after 4 days of clouds and rain. about 3 hours in started to rain. Most of the red admirals were in very poor condition. We also saw a number of caterpillars. More...
2019-04-05 18:45:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Around sap from cut wood. Survey from 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. Temperature, 60 F. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22059442 More...
2016-08-15 15:28:00 42.58866413947 -95.010373011815 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 10 mariposa Allee Farm, 1 mile south-southwest of Newell, Iowa. One Painted Lady flying and landing in a grassy area being converted into Monarch habitat. Recorded in a Pollard survey of a research transect while watching for Monarchs. More...
2001-06-01 12:00:00 54.4783 -110.2867 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 8 10 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. More...
2005-03-07 12:00:00 34.04 -117.61 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 600 0.0 270.0 10 archive Hello Royce, I just stumbled on your website after noticing a very large Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) migration here (today, 7 Mar 05) in Ontario, CA (Latitude 34.04 & Longitude -117.61). I know they are Painted Ladies because I collected one and keyed it out. More...
2007-04-23 14:00:00 45.54 -94.19 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 337.5 10 archive all were nectaring on apricot blossoms. More...
2005-04-01 13:00:00 37.4925 -120.8481 West coast lady Migrating individual(s) 12000 315.0 337.5 10 archive Type of sighting: Migrating groups. Flight direction: North, West, and Northwest. On 04/01/2005 observed approximately 40 to 60 individuals per minute from 1300 through 1700. On 04/02/2005 observed approximately 80 to 120 individuals per minute from 1530 through 1700. 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...
2019-10-06 16:36:00 44.91634742622037 -93.31526590502096 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 10 Livewombat A red admiral spent a long time on a butterfly feeder at a second floor window, eating an overripe banana. 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...
2006-07-23 18:41:00 42.0644 -94.7329 Red admiral 1 180.0 10 archive One Red Admiral flying a fast loop around the butterfly garden in Northland Park on the west side of town. One worn Monarch was also present. More...
2017-04-09 15:30:00 39.658223657276 -94.216582771565 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 6 180.0 180.0 10 sbuback No description. 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...
2017-09-06 20:30:00 42.7104004 -94.2244484 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 40 337.5 10 cradebaugh Feeding on sedum. Video posted on Iowa Butterflies Facebook group. More...
2019-05-30 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 37 22.5 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. After 4 days of rain finally the sun came out for a short time. The red admirals were very tattered and in poor condition for the most part. Temperature, 70 F; light winds. Survey from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. CDT. More...
2019-04-14 16:38:00 42.2988771 -83.42451819999997 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 10 Brenda Dziedzic No description. More...

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