Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees)sort ascending Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2023-08-19 15:40:00 53.28055375465559 -113.49897682271391 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 4 BellweatherKennels The Red Admiral was sunning on a fallen poplar branch the morning after a day of rain and cool overnight temperatures. More...
2010-07-09 10:30:00 42.8375 -71.34945 Red admiral 2 315.0 20 archive No description. More...
2009-03-28 15:30:00 37.4876 -121.9236 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 337.5 315.0 12 archive I observed a migration of *Painted Lady* (/Vanessa cardui/) butterflies in Fremont, Alameda County, California. We walked from Hackamore Ln, to Fernald St, to Mohave Dr. to Mission Blvd and back and observed lots of them flying during the whole walk. They were all headed north/ northwest. More...
2020-12-19 19:26:00 27.77749040275624 -97.09784691164629 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 315.0 8 badewitt sunny, on dunes just next to beach 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...
2007-06-19 16:49:00 38.30257 -85.74663 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 7 archive Jeffersonville, Indiana, Near Walnut Ridge Cemetery. ZIP code, 47130, Clark County. Latitude 38.3025694N, Longitude -85.7466295W More...
2005-06-18 08:15:00 49.39 -103.49 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1125 315.0 315.0 archive 8:30 to 5:00 pm. I have reports of large numbers of Painted Lady right across the Province for yesterday. 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...
2008-06-12 13:30:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 315.0 20 archive No description. More...
2020-03-26 20:44:00 34.09743937 -118.6498883 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 19 mariposa Calabasas Peak Trail, Stunt Road, Calabasas, California, USA. Location precision: within a 10m radius. Mud puddling, then meandering across the area. 55F, mostly sunny. Observed by andreacala, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40817246 More...
2010-04-17 12:00:00 42.07465 -93.96229 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 8 archive Observed 1 individual in yard. More...
2010-05-25 12:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 7 0.0 315.0 5 archive sent photos of red admirals More...
2015-06-28 05:00:00 41.776646030836 -93.420093556734 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 400 315.0 10 mariposa [Posted by Aaron Brees to Iowa Insects Mailing List.] On 6/28 at Chichaqua Bottoms in Polk County, there were hundreds of Red Admirals along the east/west gravel road (118th) that bisects some of the larger prairie plantings and contains woodland where old oxbows and streams/drainage ditches run. 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...
2023-11-25 17:00:00 27.509790769902168 -97.8571638151848 American lady Migrating individual(s) 300 90.0 315.0 0 Kate Tillotson-... No description. More...
2015-10-20 22:21:00 33.765807 -118.041778 Painted lady 5 315.0 5 Bud Foshee 5 individuals nectaring on buddleia (white profusion) More...
2018-05-04 22:45:00 42.027979 -93.645895 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 10 315.0 10 mariposa One of two Red Admirals contesting for a territory on the west wall of Catt Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a 6m radius. Sunny, 74 F, dew point 46 F. Observed by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2017-09-05 14:55:00 43.0748644 -94.227163399996 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 337.5 315.0 12 Matt Kenne Paints streaming overhead mostly too high for naked eye observation, but using binoculars, made counts of dozens per minute passing through view over 20 minutes. 57 degrees, clear blue skies. More...
2020-04-08 12:20:00 51.49940787792805 10.068840633665527 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 2 Sven Wagner First female of the season More...
2009-10-12 12:00:00 36.16 -86.85055 Painted lady 1 315.0 3 archive Fed entirely in zinnias. Same individual as on October 11, because of left wing tear. More...
2009-11-05 12:00:00 36.159 -86.85 Painted lady 4 315.0 3 archive Favorite place was Mexican Sage. All four were there once at the same time. None had wing tears. 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...
2005-03-26 15:00:00 33.618 -117.695 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 315.0 315.0 archive Number seen: Standing in front of our house, there were about 20 to 50 per minute passing by from the front of our house to the other side of the street (about 50 feet wide). Direction: Heading NW. Time observing: about 3:00 to 4:00 PM, but migration seemed to last all day. More...
2020-12-19 19:26:00 27.77749040275624 -97.09784691164629 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 315.0 8 badewitt sunny, on dunes just next to beach More...
2001-06-18 12:00:00 53.5667 -115.55 Red admiral 2 315.0 8 archive 12:00 to 4:10 p.m. 3 miles S & 1 mile E. of Nojack (SW corner of S15 T53 R11 W5). More...
2017-09-06 14:45:00 42.0147394 -94.361307299996 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 315.0 7 cradebaugh Feeding on perennial salvia/sage at Midland Power Cooperative office More...
2006-10-28 11:42:00 26.2 -97.9 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 34 180.0 315.0 12 archive Migrating individuals. Flight Direction: a little east of south. 34 observed in one minute: 11:42-11:43 a.m. Central Daylight Time. A cold front moved through our area bringing in red admirals, sulphurs, snouts, and monarchs. More...
2005-03-30 09:05:00 34.249 -118.478 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 565 315.0 315.0 9 archive Note: Counts across a 36' line. Flight direction, NorthWest, 113 butterflies observed between 9:05 and 9:10. PST. Note: 36' line, e.g. ~565 across 180' line More...
2017-06-17 17:40:00 42.026798 -93.66031900000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 5 mariposa Ames, Iowa. 5th instar caterpillar resting on pussytoes (Antennaria sp.). Mostly cloudy to overcast, 76 F, dew point 64 F, Relative humidity 67%, light wind from the northwest, 5 mph. Location precision: 2m radius. Observation by iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2019-09-01 21:08:00 39.5494703 -84.42777030000002 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 135.0 315.0 7 Contechgolf No description. More...
2022-10-18 20:30:00 36.77170115958213 -90.45770287513733 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 9 tsage Nectaring asters More...
2015-06-29 18:00:00 41.787556548442 -91.126352407902 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 10 315.0 9 mariposa Posted by Sarah Subbert, Cedar County Naturalist to Iowa Insects Mailing List. I saw ten Red Admirals on a few prairie plants that were planted next to the Cedar County Historical Society Museum building in rural Tipton, Iowa on Monday, June 29th at 1:00 pm. More...
2014-06-11 14:11:00 42.031504043526 -93.646173473163 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 3 mariposa First Painted Lady of the season, nectaring on dandelion in the Student Organic Garden north of the Insectary. This was a worn, relatively small individual. Sunny, around 70 F, dew point 57 F, starting to become warm and humid. More...
2017-09-05 14:00:00 43.0748644 -94.227163399996 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 80 315.0 10 Matt Kenne Clear, sunny sky, 55 degrees. Paints warming on rocky ground and low plants in lee of fence and in protected backyard. Alternately, feeding on Sedum, Joe- Pye, and Zinnia in mine and the neighbor's backyard. More...
2010-07-16 13:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 248 270.0 315.0 12 archive No description. More...
2005-06-13 13:00:00 42.35 -85.74 Red admiral 1 315.0 15 archive Although this is the first butterfly I've seen, I have collected several caterpillars of various sizes in the last few days, so the butterflies have been around before this. More...
2016-01-24 19:36:00 37.652401962341 -122.03681474621 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 6 pattyfly It was sitting on a shade cloth in the morning sun, wings open to absorb warmth probably.Remained about 2 hours. I was surprised to see it in January. Our temperatures during the day have been mid to high 50"s More...
2010-05-15 07:00:00 39.334 -74.489 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 22.5 315.0 16 archive May 15, Ventnor, NJ, 7:00 a.m., winds NW, 7 mph, 66 degrees, sunny morning, no clouds. Observed a red admiral sunning itself on my neighbor's fence. As the hour progressed, I observed the wind had picked up to approx. More...
2009-10-11 12:00:00 36.159 -86.85055 Painted lady 1 315.0 5 archive All around front yard - Center Garden, around mailbox, and especially zinnias. Had a left wing tear. More...
2017-10-23 19:35:00 36.1249908 -95.976291400003 Painted lady 6 315.0 24 Montezmutzig@me.com 6 painted lady Butterflies and 3 American lady butterflies were nectaring on my Butterfly bush More...
2005-03-30 10:00:00 34.4436 -118.6086 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 315.0 315.0 20 archive Huge migration of butterflies traveling in a North West direction. I counted over 200 in a one minute period at a local intersection, around 10:00 am. More...
2016-04-04 20:30:00 42.267724625244 -94.897336665484 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 13 dflyiowa Was setting on log. Have a photo. More...
2001-06-18 12:00:00 53.5667 -115.55 Painted lady 3 315.0 8 archive 12:00 to 4:10 p.m. 3 miles S & 1 mile E. of Nojack (SW corner of S15 T53 R11 W5). More...
2009-03-29 14:00:00 37.93 -122.106 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 315.0 315.0 5 archive Flight direction, Northwest, 100's butterflies observed between 2 and 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. More...
2005-06-16 14:04:00 49.4 -103.51 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 315.0 315.0 2 archive No description. More...
2019-10-03 19:50:00 42.03156680032869 -93.64605022022056 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 13 mariposa Lot 33 bioswale planting, Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. One fresh Painted Lady nectaring on New England Aster. Mostly cloudy; broken stratocumulus clouds. 57 F, dew point 44 F, relative humidity 62%, winds gusting to 21 mph. More...
2009-03-27 16:30:00 38.8219 -123.0845 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2400 0.0 315.0 10 archive Hello, Today, March 27, 2009, at 4:30 pm (California) we observed northward migration of Painted Lady Butterflies at 2400 butterflies per hour. Location is 5 miles west of Cloverdale, CA 95425, elevation 1200', wind nw @ 10mph, sunny, 70 degrees. Thanks for this service, Reny More...
2005-03-31 12:20:00 34.9507 -120.4313 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 0.0 315.0 18 archive No description. More...
2023-06-12 20:11:00 53.28095388452132 -113.51687039594769 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 6 315.0 3 BellweatherKennels Saw six painted lady butterflies on Japanese lilac bushes on an abandoned farm yard site at the edge of Leduc, Alberta Canada. They were nectaring and the early wave of a migration, More...
2010-07-08 12:25:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 315.0 9 archive Still a mix of old worn butterflies and new ones. More...

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