Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees)sort ascending Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2007-10-29 18:30:00 29.99 -90.25 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 337.5 5 archive almost dusk, he/she stopped on a crepe myrtle branch with no flowers, maybe for some sap or bird dung, i didn't see anything nthere, then gone! More...
2010-05-17 12:00:00 45.7223 -73.63621 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 72 90.0 archive May 18: Here in the east of Montreal and I guess I like by all in the south of the province, migration has since resumed most beautiful Sunday. Without doubt, the largest of its kind vernal migration for many years. More...
2017-10-05 17:25:00 39.522581291556 -104.95385169582 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 90.0 Althea16 I put out some feeders (sugar water and softening strawberries). Ladies that landed on these generally stayed put for more than 60 seconds. Most seemed to be choosing strawberries. Many more on the alyssum, also staying longer on the flower. Observation of 20 in 10 minutes. More...
2001-04-15 12:00:00 37.37 -118.38 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 archive No description. More...
2015-05-07 16:45:00 43.315436356906 -91.799612041677 American lady First butterfly of the season 2 90.0 10 larsenkj No description. More...
2019-04-07 17:10:00 42.06909328862572 -93.62731028065485 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 90.0 225.0 6 wolfoest from lakes trail flew towards the north lake More...
2008-04-18 12:00:00 37.534 -108.717 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 90.0 archive Yesterday I photographed a painted lady, though the photo's blurry, you can see the white costal bar (I just learned that term in my book!). there are a lot of ladys flying through the area, but since 98% of them won't slow down, I can't tell if they're painted or west coast. More...
2010-05-04 12:00:00 45.653 -73.511 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 50 90.0 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...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 45.65 -73.51 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 90.0 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...
2017-10-02 08:30:00 39.522382668631 -104.95402335702 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 90.0 Althea16 Watched for about 20 minutes. The stream of ladies seemed constant. A few stopped in my garden to feed on alyssum. Stops were usually about 30 seconds. These and almost all the others would then ascend to continue flying west over the roof of 2-story building. More...
2018-04-23 19:45:00 42.10726447372698 -83.10279747244749 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 90.0 0 Donald Davis [Jeff Larson, Ontario Butterflies] Temperatures peaked at 23 C in Essex County today. As I was walking towards my car in the school parking lot in Amherstburg at 2:45pm, a single worn Red Admiral flew by in an easterly direction. More...
2018-05-03 21:30:00 47.38224050403854 -91.19753759354353 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 90.0 247.5 0 joe.walewski@wo... Sunny, warm, and very dry conditions. First individuals of the season! More...
2010-05-17 06:45:00 45.631 -73.519 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 200 90.0 archive May 18 Here in the east of Montreal and I guess I like by all in the south of the province, migration has since resumed most beautiful Sunday. Without doubt, the largest of its kind vernal migration for many years. More...
2019-04-09 20:08:00 40.04449724 -105.1840555 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 90.0 0 mariposa Boulder County, Colorado. Location precision: within a 139m radius. Thought i'd seen some careening east with the winds. Observed by roomthily, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22267000 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...
2017-09-25 06:00:00 39.522713706514 -104.95378732406 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 12 90.0 Althea16 Only a few minutes to observe and I saw about 12 painted ladies in 5 minutes More...
2010-07-12 10:10:00 43.66016 -79.38957 Red admiral 3 90.0 archive Downtown, Intersection of College St. and University Ave., M5G 1L7. Latitude 43.66016 N, Longitude 79.38957 W. Date of Sighting: July 12, 2010. 3 butterflies flying eastward along a garden north of street, observed at 10:10 am Eastern Daylight Time. Best, Michael More...
2014-04-26 20:30:00 29.695667 -95.364538 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 90.0 achey26 Found in butterfly garden at my residence. Temp 88 degrees, sunny. Strong eastern wind. More...
2017-04-28 19:30:00 26.262932 -80.186765 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 4 Ramona Johnston This is the 3rd time I've seen these migrants in my garden at 2650 Aloe Avenue in the past 10 years. I don't see them every year. This one was perched on a Black Ironwood at 2:30 pm EDT. It was a sunny day but the butterfly was in the shade of the small hammock facing west. More...
2021-06-16 16:22:00 49.09723654409252 -121.91388845443726 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 270.0 2 Lee Flying, stopped momentarily then flew. More...
2023-04-13 17:30:00 43.64631 -79.46564 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 225.0 19 Bob Yukich No description. More...
2017-09-17 18:13:00 39.522744865641 -104.95395323272 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 90.0 180.0 8 Althea16 The wind direction is north over my place, but the general pattern is SE, the butterflies have been flying through since at least 8:30 a.m. still passing through at 12:22 p.m. Some stop to feed in my tiny garden on alyssum, also basil. Presence of butterflies passing through is constant. More...
2019-04-16 15:00:00 42.36090422318132 -85.67896439212342 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 90.0 270.0 6 butterflyqueen two on rails to trails park More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 46.172 -63.958 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1000 90.0 archive Red Admirals and American Ladies have been invading southern NB in large numbers for weeks but today the migration accelerated here in eastern Westmorland County. More...
2017-09-10 20:00:00 45.515008228197 -73.471411356169 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 90.0 247.5 12 heidi k I said migrating, since I've never seen these butterflies around here until I saw 2 or 3 a couple of days ago. Then today I saw at least 30 collecting nectar in my sedum flowers this afternoon. Wonderful! It was a warm day, about 20 degrees Celsius. More...
2017-09-25 21:11:00 39.1093979 -84.5226026 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 90.0 Taft IT High Sc... moving around the courtyard and lighting on the lantana to feed More...
2007-03-14 13:30:00 26.153 -97.969 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 90.0 180.0 18 archive I've reported before on migrating Red Admirals and on some that seemed to be overwintering here in South Texas. My school is next to a large nursery, and this one was leaving the nursery heading east - it almost flew into my driver's side window. More...
2008-04-20 12:00:00 37.53 -108.72 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 90.0 archive [On April 19] I photographed a painted lady, though the photo's blurry, you can see the white costal bar (I just learned that term in my book!). More...
2019-05-12 16:00:00 37.3614238 -118.3996636 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 90.0 0 mariposa Bishop, California. "In Bishop, California this morning, we are being assaulted by what can only be described as swarms of painted ladies. In over 30 years of living out West, we’ve never seen so many. Immediately in front of us we can see upwards of 100 continuously. More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 46.22 -64.53 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1000 90.0 archive Red Admirals and American Ladies have been invading southern NB in large numbers for weeks but today the migration accelerated here in eastern Westmorland County. 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...
2005-03-23 10:00:00 32.87 -105.95 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 90.0 180.0 archive A fairly large directional migration of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) this morning, 23 March, 2005. Heavy northwest winds yesterday, and no Lady's seen. This morning winds light south, switching to southwest and getting stronger. Migration was generally west to east, with the tail-wind. More...
2008-04-19 12:00:00 37.534 -108.717 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 90.0 archive [Today] I photographed a painted lady, though the photo's blurry, you can see the white costal bar (I just learned that term in my book!). there are a lot of ladys flying through the area, but since 98% of them won't slow down, I can't tell if they're painted or west coast. More...
2010-05-04 12:00:00 45.509 -73.816 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 90.0 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...
2021-07-11 18:47:00 44.9162814 -93.31538379999999 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 67.5 67.5 6 Livewombat This is the latest I've ever seen my first Red Admiral. I've also not been seeing signs of caterpillars on my nettles. More...
2010-04-17 15:00:00 42.22422 -93.63087 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 8 67.5 22.5 13 archive Sue Dieber's farmstead. Main territory was on the south side of the garage in front of the door. The other one was in the chicken yard to the east-northeast More...
2015-04-29 18:40:00 44.765148521404 -93.198785502899 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 67.5 45.0 10 ebrunquist Faded condition but flying quickly, likely a migratory individual. More...
2015-05-07 16:30:00 43.315155334054 -91.799998279807 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 3 67.5 0.0 10 larsenkj No description. More...
2015-05-09 17:51:00 42.006531876005 -93.639486056883 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 67.5 180.0 mariposa Flying ENE(67.5d) across University Boulevard, north of Highway 30, 15' up. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2019-04-13 20:34:00 43.65706976 -79.49779802 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 67.5 0 mariposa Magwood Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Location precision: within a 75m radius. Sunny, 15 C. Observed by dkaposi, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22434644 More...
2023-05-07 16:48:00 42.026836815034656 -93.66028869665777 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 67.5 3 mariposa Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying in a straight line toward azimuth 56 degrees - between northeast and east-northeast. Sunny, near-calm, 72 F/22 C. More...
2007-04-21 17:00:00 41.9475 -93.9025 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 12 45.0 202.5 20 archive I saw at least a dozen red admirals and three or four painted ladies (sp. not known), and in general, they were moving northeast. Location in Boone County (approximate) -- 41 degrees, 51' 00" (latitude), 93 degrees, 55' 00" (longitude) (I looked at a map) More...
2019-04-13 17:00:00 41.72177340165998 -91.23319889487817 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 4 45.0 315.0 15 Cedar County Co... I found all four butterflies on the trail behind Shelter One at Cedar Valley Park. They simply flew down the trail, which happened to be to the north east. It was partly cloudy that day. Temperature was 51 degrees F, dewpoint was 27 degrees F, with 39 percent humidity, pressure was 29.4 in. More...
2019-05-07 05:00:00 38.7296252 -120.79854599999999 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 300 45.0 225.0 3 mariposa Placerville, California. Location precision: estimated within a 4 km radius. Observed by Paul Cherubini, DesertLeps Newsgroup. "Ditto in Placerville, California, west and downhill from South Lake Tahoe. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 46.369 -72.002 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 45.0 archive [Sent May 11, 2010] Here in center Québec (Manseau) I observed a great number of V. atalanta since a week or more. They are nearly everywhere and they are flying in a SW-NE direction most of the time. More...
2022-05-10 19:42:00 40.420434050782326 -79.84655410051346 American lady First butterfly of the season, Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 1 45.0 0 Lepalot This is the first American Lady that I observed this year. More...
2015-05-09 18:20:00 41.653533159442 -93.517363270028 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 45.0 180.0 mariposa Flying northeast (39.5d) across U.S. Highway 65 west of Altoona. Partly sunny, cirrus, southerly winds. More...
2002-04-16 12:00:00 42.35 -84.12 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 45.0 archive No description. More...
2017-07-20 17:00:00 46.049332632119 -95.283921150836 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 45.0 mariposa [Observed by Mary Pohl near Miltona, MN; one of the points along a road trip] Yesterday (Thursday, July 20, 2017) my husband and I were driving in a southwesterly direction north of Browerville, MN, then through Browerville, and then leaving Browerville heading toward Alexandria, MN around 11 AM. More...
2015-05-16 19:00:00 46.787836999806 -92.203617092425 American lady Migrating individual(s) 2 45.0 225.0 5 wmattson They were just passing through More...

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