Butterfly Observations

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E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
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Date and Time Latitudesort ascending Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
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...
2017-07-20 15:30:00 46.354808109456 -94.80987716973 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 45.0 mariposa [Observed by Mary Pohl in Staples, MN; first of several 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...
2016-04-18 05:00:00 46.354588523362 -123.58008525083 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 Robert M. Pyle WA: Wahkiakum Co. Swede Park, Gray's River. T 10N R7W S. 17. 18 April 2016. Three V. atalanta nectaring on lilacs. More...
2017-09-20 21:00:00 46.3322179 -74.1119931 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5 andrep Along the river More...
2008-05-13 11:15:00 46.3269 -71.9599 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 270.0 archive I would like to submit my first observation of a Vanessa atalanta for 2008. Date = 13.v.2008, Hour = 11h15. Locality = Manseau, Québec, Canada. Coordinates = 46,326902 ° N, 071,959895° W. Altitude = 104 meters. Observation of two specimens at 5 minutes of interval flying west direction. More...
2017-09-20 17:05:00 46.3164079 -74.2159221 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 40 andrep Flying from flower to flower. More...
2012-04-30 05:00:00 46.298704421364 -84.600745374991 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 22.5 DenBrook Chippewa County, Michigan. Directional activity of Red Admirals seen in both Upper and Lower Peninsula. Activity seen in Emmet and Cheboygan Counties in the Lower Peninsula and Chippewa and Mackinac counties in the Upper Peninsula. They appeared to be flying NNE. More...
2005-04-20 18:30:00 46.28 -96.08 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive First sighting of a butterfly this year. It was a red admiral 6:30 on the evening of March 20, 2005. Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537. Only saw one. More...
2017-10-22 18:01:00 46.2672473 -79.2919984 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 180.0 12 Scherdsco Have been here for a week feeding mostly on zinnia flowers temperatures have been abnormally warm for this time of year highs of 15-21 degrees Celsius. More...
2005-04-08 12:00:00 46.24 -119.1 Painted lady 2 archive Observer: C. Rogers. More...
2003-10-25 12:00:00 46.24 -119.1 West coast lady 16 archive Observer: C. Rogers. 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...
2017-09-17 17:33:00 46.21531305 -91.28525998999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 20 270.0 4 mariposa Cable, Wisconsin. Feeding on zinnias. Light west wind, 4 mph; 58 F. Observation by happleman, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 5m radius. More...
2017-09-08 22:22:00 46.21444905 -91.28507214000001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Cable, Wisconsin. Observation by happleman, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 432m radius. More...
2018-06-21 17:50:00 46.20821153 -91.29188085999999 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 13430 County Highway M, Cable, Wisconsin. Location precision: within a 5m radius. Observed by happleman, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13643296 More...
2017-09-12 16:33:00 46.2079443 -91.29325719999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Cable, Wisconsin. Observation by happleman, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 675m radius. More...
2018-06-30 21:24:00 46.20696092 -91.29356237000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 43410 Kavanaugh Rd, Cable, Wisconsin. Location precision: within a 622m radius. Observed by happleman, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13933751 More...
2016-04-18 05:00:00 46.2031656 -123.3831834 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0.0 Robert M. Pyle WA: Wahkiakum Co. Cathlamet and Puget Island on n. shore, Columbia River. T8N R6W several sections. Several V. atalanta seen in light northward movement. More...
2018-10-31 00:07:00 46.19245969 20.40746439999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Kiszombor, 6775 Hungary. Location precision: within a 229m radius. Observed by veszt, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18063887 More...
2016-04-18 05:00:00 46.191865605726 -123.38698143166 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0.0 Robert M. Pyle WA: Wahkiakum Co. Cathlamet and Puget Island on n. shore, Columbia River. T8N R6W several sections. Several V. atalanta seen in light northward movement. More...
2019-06-19 09:37:00 46.18315929 20.40095143 Painted lady mariposa No description. More...
2021-09-02 21:55:00 46.1802239 -123.85259 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 45.0 315.0 9 lynn On THU, 9/2/21, watched Red Admiral from 2:55-3:10 pm (pacific time). First one we'd ever noticed. Our yard is planted for various pollinators and includes some purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) and a small cluster of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). 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...
2001-05-21 12:00:00 46.17 -62.65 Red admiral 1 archive I am from Montague, Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada. I saw my first red admiral of the season on May 8. The female was ovipositing on some nettle sprouts that were only a few centimeters high. More...
2001-05-08 12:00:00 46.167 -62.65 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive I am from Montague, Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada. I saw my first red admiral of the season on May 8. The female was ovipositing on some nettle sprouts that were only a few centimeters high. More...
2012-04-17 05:00:00 46.16164759999999 -63.81528300000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 4 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. Below is a summary of the records I have received: Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick: 4 Red Admirals (Becky Whittam and Leanna Bachur) More...
2010-04-18 12:00:00 46.153 -90.921 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Ryan Brady, Location: Chequamegon National Forest south of Beaver Lake, Ashland County. My first American Lady and C. Claybank Tiger Beetle (C. limbalis) of the year. Also 21 Green Darner dragonflies. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 46.105 -80.626 Red admiral 4 1 archive Hello, I'm just passing on that our Senior Park Clerk brought in a deceased red admiral which was found on the road near Alban, Ontario sometime during the first week of June. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Jess Matthews, NHE Leader, Grundy Lake Provincial Park More...
2019-08-15 16:19:00 46.099342413367125 -68.7480402760682 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Kimball Pond, Patten, Penobscot County, Maine. Location precision: estimated within an 800m radius. Observed by Judy Goodell. The location in Maine is adjacent to the Northern section of Baxter State Park where our camp is located. More...
2017-07-20 16:00:00 46.08674730651 -94.867229653274 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 45.0 mariposa [Observed by Mary Pohl in Browerville, Minnesota, another of several 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 More...
2017-07-20 16:30:00 46.077641711 -95.160260398296 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 45.0 mariposa [Observed by Mary Pohl; Rose City, MN, another of several 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 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...
2017-10-08 16:47:00 46.03322119 -91.16525225999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa [happleman. Vanessa Migration Project on iNaturalist, Sawyer Co., Wisconsin] Location precision: 5m radius. More...
2012-04-30 05:00:00 46.023531231312 -84.996644855078 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 22.5 DenBrook Mackinac County, Michigan. Directional activity of Red Admirals seen in both Upper and Lower Peninsula. Activity seen in Emmet and Cheboygan Counties in the Lower Peninsula and Chippewa and Mackinac counties in the Upper Peninsula. They appeared to be flying NNE. More...
2016-06-07 05:00:00 46.013371 -81.39895999999999 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Killarney Provincial Park, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada. Location precision: within a 46m radius. Observed by alyssad, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3461530 More...
2010-05-30 12:00:00 45.99 -64.57 Red admiral 1 archive I am still a beginner on butterflies, but I did notice a Red Admiral stopping on my Mountain Ash flower this afternoon. Yolande, Memramcook More...
2005-06-17 12:00:00 45.9847 -113.1837 Painted lady 20 archive Observer: Frank McMhon. According to your maps the Monarch Butterfly does not exist in the state of Montana. However, since yesterday I have had about 20 [probably Painted Ladies] on my front, partially enclosed porch. Is this a new phenomenon? I had observed them for the last couple of years. 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...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 45.97 -80.83 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 archive Hi Don, Yes, in fact I have been seeing good numbers of red admirals. Yesterday I only recall the one along the east boundary of MacGregor PP, just south of Port Elgin, ON. However, I was up in the French River area from April 30 to May 4 and they were quite abundant along the trails and roads. More...
2012-05-17 05:00:00 45.9635895 -66.6431151 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 13 Donald Davis (Dwayne Sabine) There seems to have been a significant movement of Red Admirals into the Fredericton area today. More by far than I've seen since they arrived this spring. It was not uncommon to see multiple individuals at a time, and they seemed to be constantly on the move. More...
2012-04-17 17:30:00 45.9635895 -66.64311509999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. More...
2017-09-14 21:30:00 45.9615816 -92.151705300001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 20 135.0 C.J. Long I have decent picture. Flowers were covered w/these when I approached at about 4:30p.m. on 9/14/2017. From descriptions more like a Painted Lady than American Lady but spots on hindwing are very clear. How do I send the picture? My email is caroyl.long@gmail.com More...
2017-09-14 21:30:00 45.961581 -92.151668 20 mariposa Observed and photographed by C. J. Long. "Flowers were covered w/these when I approached at about 4:30p.m. on 9/14/2017." More...
2010-05-24 12:00:00 45.933 -81.966 Red admiral 0 archive Several Monarchs seen on Manitoulin Is. (Green Bush road, SW of Little Current) on lilac flowers on 24th May 2010. Also many red admirals, but all well worn. J.K. Morton, Professor Emeritus More...
2012-04-17 17:00:00 45.897903 -64.3682804 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. Below is a summary of the records I have received: Sackville, New Brunswick: 3 Red Admirals over a 10 minute period around noon (Kate Bredin) More...
2010-05-06 12:00:00 45.86 -73.24 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 40 archive May 6: Tens of Vanessa atalanta observed at Contrecoeur today and Vanessa cardui some. I do not know if they happened a long time I'm not going into the woods for at least 10 days. Good day. dave0024 More...
2010-05-06 12:00:00 45.857 -73.239 Painted lady 0 archive May 6: Tens of Vanessa atalanta observed at Contrecoeur today and Vanessa cardui some. I do not know if they happened a long time I'm not going into the woods for at least 10 days. Good day, dave0024 More...
2017-09-09 21:00:00 45.8431483 -92.910846599998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 90.0 5 Bethgrace Two painted ladies drinking nectar from thistles, goldenrod and native sunflowers in right-of-way along road. Weather was sunny and 70º. More...
2012-04-17 21:15:00 45.816667 -64.21672060000003 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 4 45.0 0 Donald Davis John Klymko, April 18, 2012: I got a good response to my request for Red Admiral records from yesterday - thank you everyone who posted records so far. Below is a summary of the records I have received: Amherst, Nova Scotia: 4 Red Admirals between 4:00 and 4:30PM. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 45.7433 -73.6403 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 250 archive ....And finally today, in a golf course Mascouche, I observed at least 250 to 300 Vanessa during the game. Since Sunday, 20 females are likely to stop laying eggs in my nettle, and these are only ones I could see the opportunity. My plants are being destroyed .... A veritable explosion of Vulcan. More...

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