Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Speciessort ascending Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2009-05-26 12:00:00 Red admiral 1 202.5 8 archive This is the first time since April 23 that the species has been seen on the grounds. It was seen sunning on top of a plastic container on the 26th and flying around in the same area on the 27th. Digitals attached. 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...
2007-06-29 13:30:00 43.39 -83.54 Red admiral 6 45.0 8 archive No description. More...
2007-06-25 12:55:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 112.5 10 archive Somewhat worn appearing individual, not fresh looking... More...
2007-04-23 12:00:00 41.905 -93.487 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 12 archive On April 23rd, about half a mile northeast of 60247 315th St. east of Cambridge in Story County, I saw about a dozen red admirals and three American Ladies nectaring on wild plum. They were the first red admirals and painted ladies I've seen in Story County this year. More...
2001-03-30 12:00:00 35.46 -76.92 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Chose Goose Creek State Park as location. Observer: M. Johns. More...
2014-04-21 22:47:00 42.027945727165 -93.645894523882 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 0.0 0.0 22 mariposa First territorial butterflies of 2014 on the Iowa State University campus. Two were interacting on the west side of Catt Hall. A third butterfly was seen in a territory along the sidewalk on the west end of Ross Hall. Sunny, Temperature 70 F, dewpoint 35 F, wind from the north, 22 mph. More...
2010-05-31 12:00:00 49.91 -97.55 Red admiral 1 archive Hello Dr. Royce Bitzer, We live at St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba. Donald Davis said you are looking for red admiral sightings. My husband saw two of them on May 28 and I saw one last night, May 31. Tannis More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 45.05 -78.51 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 10 45.0 archive Red Admiral - first observed on May 3. While waiting to pick up my son from school, I had at least 10 Admirals fly by in the parking lot in a span of about 5 min.. All were flying directly NE. Cheers, Ed Poropat More...
2010-01-16 12:00:00 35.99 -78.9 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive 1/16/10, Red Admiral, Durham, Durham Co., NC (Greg Dodge) More...
2009-06-25 10:07:00 40.714 -74.006 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 67.5 3 archive on butterfly bush that has just begun to bloom More...
2009-03-06 12:00:00 26.17 -98.37 Red admiral 2 archive Observer: J. Glassberg More...
2007-07-09 10:30:00 43.63 -84.26 Red admiral 4 0 archive No description. 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...
2007-05-04 12:00:00 43.75 -81 Red admiral 2 archive 2 chasing each other in the backyard. More...
2015-05-04 13:30:00 44.410240411538 -91.700735088188 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 marcie oconnor I don't remember the wind direction; I saw these 3 Red Admirals around 8:30am, and then numerous others - maybe 10 altogether - in the woods, later in the day. More...
2014-05-08 19:30:00 42.349301438567 -85.739698959216 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 180.0 10 Ilse Gebhard No description. More...
2010-05-31 12:00:00 49.869 -97.24099999999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer. I sent in a Red Admiral observation in today, from Winnipeg, and on leaving the Zoo this afternoon, I spotted two more, and then arriving home, there were half-a-dozen in our garden, which has some butterfly-attracting plants, but not yet in bloom. More...
2010-05-15 12:00:00 42.33588 -76.49679 Red admiral 8 archive Relatively large numbers of V. atalanta were noted in our yard on May 15th -- the most I've noted in 7 years at this residence (e.g., 8 simultaneously sunning in our gravel driveway). More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 43.33 -79.91 Red admiral 0 archive John Marshall of Waterdown, Ontario (near Hamilton) reported seeing a "flock" of red admirals on April 30. Harry Hewick of Waterdown also reported good numbers there on May 3rd. More...
2010-03-12 12:00:00 26.126 -97.952 Red admiral 0 archive Observers: S. and K. Heeter. More...
2009-05-27 12:00:00 36.16 -86.85 Red admiral 1 270.0 6 archive Fed on zinnias. More...
2007-07-21 14:00:00 43.39 -83.54 Red admiral 3 3 archive No description. More...
2007-06-26 12:00:00 43.042 -88.1521 Red admiral 5000 225.0 12 archive Type of Sighting: "Butterflies Attack" is what the high school kids are calling it on their facebook group - "description: Butterfly infestation violates WCTC and Frog Alley." Flight direction - swarms of hundreds, if not thousands visible, flying randomly everwhere, daylight More...
2007-05-05 12:00:00 42.2967 -81.8894 Red admiral 1 archive Carolyn King wrote: Sorry for delayed posting, but on the weekend at Rondeau Provincial Park we saw: Sat. May 5: Red Admiral 1, Cabbage White 1. Actually there were a number of Red Admiral sightings, but only 2 paused long enough to confirm they were separate individuals. More...
2007-03-17 12:00:00 32.305 -84.027 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Dear friends, For what it is worth, I had my first Red Admiral sighting here in Montezuma , GA 31063 on Saturday, March 17, 2007. Chris Inhulsen 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...
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...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 42.37539 -77.38897 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 archive First sighting of the season, 3 individuals, in woods, fluttering around. More...
2010-05-05 12:00:00 44.403 -79.726 Red admiral 2 archive Hi all, This is my first post - I'm so happy to have discovered this list. On May 5th my 99 year old grandmother called me quickly into her bedroom where I thought she was napping. Outside her window is a lilac bush and she had spotted a butterfly feeding. More...
2009-04-27 12:00:00 43.98 -77.14 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive A nice fresh Red Admiral south of Picton this evening.(April 27). David (David and Yvette Bree, PO Box 123, Bloomfield, ON, K0K 1G0 Canada) More...
2007-07-27 13:30:00 43.63 -84.26 Red admiral 2 3 archive No description. More...
2007-06-20 12:00:00 40.41 -89.87 Red admiral 100 archive Observer: R. Bell. More...
2001-05-13 12:00:00 47.5861 -93.8213 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 320 22.5 archive Royce: Some weekend observations: Wow! I was out fishing on Jessie Lake in Itasca County in Northern Minnesota (Location approx 47°30' N, and 93°50' W) on Sunday, May 13. I observed about 3-4 Red Admirals/minute between 10:30 am and 12 pm. I'd say 90% were headed N/NE. More...
2012-08-19 15:22:00 35.296029618505 -94.197507133416 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Cliff Ivy Sunny hot. Ft Smith Blvd dirt road in Ft Chaffee. Admiral was mineralizing on damp gravel by road edge . More...
2010-07-09 12:00:00 42.63751 -82.88903 Red admiral 2 archive Macomb, MI 48044, on butterfly bush. More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 47.78 -64.96 Red admiral 3 archive Suite au message de Stuart Tingley, depuis 2005 que je fais de l'observation de papillons, c'est la première année que j'observe autant de Vulcan (Red Admiral). More...
2010-05-15 12:00:00 42.3754 -77.388 Red admiral 0 archive Several sighted in the garden all afternoon. More...
2010-05-10 18:00:00 27.13952 -80.22069 Red admiral 1 90.0 archive Red Admiral sighting, 5-10-10, Stuart FL, 34997. N 27.139.52, W 80.220.69. Single butterfly, 6:00 PM, 80 degrees light east wind. Seemed to be some interaction wit our resident Monarchs? Jack Braden, Stuart FL, 34997 More...
2010-04-10 12:00:00 27.93 -81.16 Red admiral 1 archive Observers: B. Cooper, L. Cooper, D. Cutler, and M. Cutler. More...
2007-09-21 12:45:00 29.983 -90.25 Red admiral 1 315.0 8 archive I would like to report seeing a Red Admiral (my first ever!). Saw one Red Admiral at 12:45 EDT (Have never seen one in 56 years here!) In a small park, downtown New Orleans, LA 70130, 29.59'N 90 15'W. Hope this helps. I am excited to be part of your project. More...
2007-06-28 12:00:00 43.06418 -86.17808 Red admiral 2000 archive About 10 days ago, hundreds of Red Admirals showed up in our yard, and they haven't left. Up and down the street, there are thousands of them sunning and flying together in groups of two of three. More...
2001-05-14 19:30:00 35.0815 -83.2954 Red admiral 2 archive I also visited Jones Knob in Macon Co. NC at 4400 + late in the evening the 14th and the only butterflies seen were two V. atalanta (mostly shade and about 65 at 7:30 est.) Most trees there still in bud phase. More...
2012-10-15 18:58:00 35.345560705703 -94.298832005316 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Cliff Ivy Sunny warm. Small pond , camping area. Many persimmon trees. Spoiling fruit on ground. Red admiral landed and began nectaring on persimmons. After a few minutes, Red admiral became aware of being observed and flew away. More...
2010-06-20 12:00:00 53.54 -113.49 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Hi John [Acorn], I was amazed to see Vanessa atalanta in my own back yard in Edmonton just this Sunday! It was a stunningly beautiful specimen to boot. Ian [Sheldon] More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.90051 -97.06408 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Hi all, Saw a Red Admiral chasing a Monarch at the Taxation Center mini lilacs southeast side of the bldg. The Pembina Hwy & S. Bishop Grandin bus stop there were two Red Admirals flying around the bus shelter and the mini lilacs behind it. More...
2010-05-15 12:00:00 46.8 -71.24 Red admiral 3 archive The Vulcans [red admirals] continue their advance towards the north-east: I just see two people [individuals] here [in] Bergeronnes May 17, 48d 14' N, 69d 32' W. Also, several people [individuals] on May 15 in Quebec. (Quebec City) Alex. More...
2010-04-26 12:00:00 43.594 -79.512 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive First known Toronto red admiral - April 26/10 by Leon Schlicter in Colonel Sam Park, Toronto. Donald A. Davis, U.E. More...
2009-05-04 12:00:00 43.75 -81 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive 1 egg found and 1 adult seen flying. More...
2007-06-09 12:00:00 41.206 -91.343 Red admiral 6 archive It seems the butterfly season is getting into full swing here in SE Iowa – I saw these this morning: Cairo Woods Wildlife Area, Louisa County: 2 Pipevine Swallowtail; 2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail; 4 Cabbage White; 6 Clouded Sulphur; 1 Orange Sulphur; 15 Eastern Tailed-Blue; 4 Spring Azure; 29 Gre More...

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