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 Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speedsort descending Observed By Description/Notes
2010-05-16 09:30:00 42.375 -77.388 Red admiral 12 archive A cloud of at least a dozen dispersed in front of my car in my driveway, 9:30 in the morning, sunny. (they came from a spot that faces the morning sun) More...
2005-03-29 12:00:00 34.4198 -119.7058 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 archive Observer: Christine Borrayo. HUNDREDS of monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] have been flying through downtown Santa Barbara for the last 30 minutes or so. More...
2006-02-14 12:00:00 33.6706 -117.837 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2017-04-06 19:30:00 38.6633659 -90.577149300002 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 Butterfly Watcher No description. More...
2002-06-05 12:00:00 45.4 -72.73 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive "Once in early June, another later in July, several larvae propagating." More...
2015-05-06 05:00:00 41.007641308121 -91.946130957403 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Moni Did see several red admirals this morning while walking around Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, Jefferson County. Did not think to count until after I saw several. Probably around half a dozen or so. Saw one painted lady also. More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 37.9331 -75.3792 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-22 09:15:00 39.693 -91.038 Red admiral 1 archive Vanessa atalanta, second I saw this year. 05/22/10 9:15 a.m. Barry IL 62312, 39.693 N 91.038 W, sunning on low window facing flower bed. Michelle More...
2005-03-27 12:00:00 34.97 -120.57 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 archive I am noticing them when I am out doing field observations on project sites as far west as Guadalupe, CA 93434 (Guadalupe is right on the beach and flight is N) and inland as far as Cuyama Valley (high desert and flight pattern WNW), California 93454. More...
2005-03-28 12:00:00 38.35 -121.3 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 225.0 archive Hope this helps! Steve. American River Parkway / Rio Americano High School, ZIP code, 95608. Hundreds if not thousands observed in a span of ten minutes. My daughter mentioned they were all over the school and sports fields during the day. More...
2016-08-10 05:00:00 51.81264775903 -80.695610043217 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Reported by Barbara Charlton, Longridge Point, James Bay, Ontario] Butterflies seen between August 7 and 13, 2016: Mustard White, Bronze Copper, Northern Crescent, Northern Spring Azure, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Common Ringlet and Mourning Cloak. List compiled by Barb Charlton. More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 38.292 -122.458 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Beginning at about 2 pm today, April 1, 2005, large numbers of Painted Ladies (positive ID) were observed flying over our property 1.5 miles west of Sonoma, CA. The direction is only a degree or two off true North/South. More...
2000-07-09 12:00:00 49.667 -94.533 American lady 1 archive Collectors: M. J. Oldham and W. D. Bakowsky. Southeast shore of Wolf Island, ca. 19 km south of Kenora, Lake of the Woods. Kenora Dist. Open cliff rim. More...
2015-07-04 05:00:00 37.762298 -84.8432852 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Sandra Rippetoe Hi Dr. Bitzer, I found your website on the Red Admiral. I identified a very friendly butterfly which landed on my leg (and sat there for about a minute!) yesterday as I sat in my “nature nook” in my front yard yesterday – as a Red Admiral. More...
2003-09-17 12:00:00 41.6925 -86.9775 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 225.0 archive Migrating mainly southwest. Beverly Shores, IN 46301 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...
2005-04-01 15:00:00 37.9341 -122.0272 West coast lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0.0 archive Contra Costa County, Ygnacio Valley High School, April 1, 2005. From approximately 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Numbers: easily in the thousands of butterflies. Looking out over the parking lot at my school and later driving next to open lots, there were hundreds of individuals. More...
2009-04-17 12:00:00 31.14 -92.49 Red admiral 2 archive Observer: C. Marks. More...
2017-04-27 22:00:00 33.696117229632 -118.0097571245 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Bud Foshee No description. More...
2006-04-03 12:00:00 30.6335 -92.0004 American lady 6 archive Observer: C. Marks. Coordinates are located at the centroid of St. Landry Parish. USGS Beggs Quad. More...
2015-02-23 23:15:00 33.300462017467 -116.32708878087 Painted lady 4 Bud Foshee No description. More...
2010-06-17 12:00:00 36.31 -77.8 American lady 2 archive My work today was in a bland NC Wildlife Resources Commission game land a few miles northeast of Medoc Mountain SP, just in the Piedmont of Halifax County. Here is what I had on a hot, sunny, and low-humidity day (June 17).... Red Admiral 1, American Lady 2.... Harry LeGrand More...
2007-04-19 12:00:00 32.327 -110.701 American lady 1 archive Catalina Mountains (mile markers 2-6, Catalina Hwy.), Pima Co., Arizona. Observer: J. Snyder. More...
2017-08-27 18:00:00 33.7657792 -118.0417605 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 Bud Foshee Nectaring in backyard More...
2005-03-28 10:30:00 37.8663 -122.2528 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Shirley Issel. There are many (10-25/minute) butterflies moving through Berkeley flying north. I first noticed them about 10:30 a.m., and have seen them from the Berkeley Hills to the Bay. They have slowed down somewhat now, but I still see about 5/minute going north. Very exciting. More...
2010-07-09 12:00:00 42.63751 -82.88903 Red admiral 2 archive Macomb, MI 48044, on butterfly bush. 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...
2003-09-20 12:00:00 42.35 -85.74 Painted lady 1 archive No description. More...
2015-12-18 15:30:00 34.180423618996 -118.32970618742 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 redsmom435 First one I've ever seen in my yard. Very erratic flight pattern. More...
2005-11-12 12:00:00 40.42 -79.85 Painted lady 1 archive Observer: C. Lehman. More...
2010-04-13 12:00:00 35.193 -79.366 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: Richard Stickney, NC Museum of Life and Science. More...
2004-07-28 11:00:00 42.35 -85.74 Red admiral 1 archive No description. 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...
2017-09-21 14:10:00 45.6040568 -73.7975322 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10 andrep No description. More...
2001-04-11 12:00:00 30.26 -97.75 Red admiral 0 archive *Vanessa atalanta rubria* are perhaps our most frequently encountered butterfly today and for the past two weeks or more. Most males are defending perches in woods-edge sites. There is no apparent directional movement although they may be dispersing in all directions. More...
2012-06-24 05:00:00 42.0531634 -82.5998874 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 10 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) The fresh Red Admirals which are now on almost every thistle patch and Privet hedge aggressively chased away (numbered in the thousands by 24 June here in Leamington) Variegated Fritillaries and Painted Ladies at the spots I visited yesterday. More...
2005-03-18 11:00:00 37.161 -118.288 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 18 315.0 archive Mar 18--Big Pine: 18/50'/5min at 11AM, between N & W. More...
2012-09-25 20:20:00 35.346190794953 -94.29565626984 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Cliff Ivy Public fishing access, Lock and Dam Road 0.5 miles north of entrance to Springhill Park, Barling AR. Riparian area. Painted lady busy nectaring boneset flowers. More...
2005-06-13 12:00:00 39.501 -119.8445 Painted lady 500 archive Hundreds and hundreds of Painted Ladies sighted in our garden on Saturday, June 11 through Monday, June 13 with fewer on Tuesday, June 14 and then none seen from Wednesday, June 15 until this morning, June 20. More...
2010-04-30 12:00:00 42.268 -85.603 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 archive Red admirals came into southwest Michigan in good numbers, starting yesterday late afternoon as best as I can determine. More...
2004-11-25 12:00:00 33.9166 -78.1611 American lady 6 archive Observer: S. Pippen. Coordinates are for a location on Long Beach near the shore of Long Bay, USGS Lockwoods Folly Quadrangle. More...
2007-05-27 12:00:00 45.6311 -60.9425 Red admiral 1 archive From: "Bernard Burke" Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 17:31:24 -0300 Hi -- The Red Admiral pic you mention was taken May 27th in River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Cape Breton: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/9/55056923/Medium Jim Wolford wrote: Check out Bernard Burke's recent photos More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 36.0627 -79.1165 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: W. Cook. OCMO, Orange County. USGS Hillsborough (NC) Topo Map Quad 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...
2003-04-02 12:00:00 42.0261 -93.6483 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-04 12:00:00 42.77 -70.85 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 5 0.0 archive Red Admirals and American Ladies coming through our yard! Today 5/5/ at least 8 Red Admirals flew through, moving north. And there are some which are hanging around the nettles. In addition, at least 4 American Ladies were either moving north or handing around. More...
2005-03-15 12:00:00 33.8491 -118.1459 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 archive Observer: Dave Brieg. We have butterflies in group from 2-6 flying over our school. What a sight. They seem to be noticed every 10 or so seconds. More...
2006-05-28 12:00:00 39.24 -74.97 American lady 0 archive Observer: J. DiOrio. More...
2019-06-06 12:57:06 38.7097814 13.1921161 Painted lady 2 mariposa No description. More...
2002-01-01 12:00:00 30.07 -89.93 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...

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