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 Timesort descending Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2001-04-27 12:00:00 40.26 -105.84 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 270.0 archive Here's where some of them are going! Yesterday at 1 p.m. we counted about 1 every 10-15 seconds crossing a 15 meter front, mainly from almost due south but some from southwest. More...
2001-04-27 12:00:00 40.27 -105.83 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 225.0 archive Here's where some of them are going! Yesterday at 1 p.m. we counted about 1 every 10-15 seconds crossing a 15 meter front, mainly from almost due south but some from southwest. More...
2001-04-29 12:00:00 44.98 -93.26 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 180.0 archive Yesterday (Sunday, 29 April) in the morning I noticed a substantial number of V. atalanta adults in Minneapolis, along with a lesser number of V. cardui. More...
2001-04-29 12:00:00 47.379 -91.157 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Royce: Thanks for the information. I will collect a few observations for you. More...
2001-04-30 12:00:00 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 archive I haven't seen a word on here about this but there's a big Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) migration underway here in California. My parents in Palm Desert said they've been inundated with them for 2 weeks. A friend who drives in from Placerville had them all over his truck today. More...
2001-04-30 12:00:00 38.5667 -121.42380000000003 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 0 archive Vanessa cardui, Painted Lady, is on the move in Sacramento up disturbed grassland along the American River at CSUS flying North (downstream). I am guessing that they fly up valleys, across passes and down the other side. More...
2001-05-03 12:00:00 49.43 -105.87 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive Here in southern Saskatchewan, first saw several V. cardui on 3 May. Now there are hordes of them, almost as common as Cabbage Whites. More...
2001-05-04 16:00:00 41.63 -111.85 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 0.0 archive We are having a migration of Vanessa cardui (scientific name should be underlined, but I can't in this program) at this time. They are moving northward through cache valley (Hyrum, UT). According to Dr. Jay Karen (USU), this is a small migration compared to the one of 1981/1982. More...
2001-05-06 12:00:00 44.1 -77.57 Painted lady 11 22.5 archive Out yesterday, May 6th, for an hour and a half. Clear sky, 20 cel., winds out of the NNE, saw 1 Red Admiral and 11 Painted Ladies. Flight direction undetermined. Also saw first Eastern Tailed Blue of the season as well as a Silver Spotted Skipper. Still no Monarchs. More...
2001-05-06 12:00:00 44.1 -77.57 Red admiral 1 22.5 archive Out yesterday, May 6th, for an hour and a half. Clear sky, 20 cel., winds out of the NNE, saw 1 Red Admiral and 11 Painted Ladies. Flight direction undetermined. Also saw first Eastern Tailed Blue of the season as well as a Silver Spotted Skipper. Still no Monarchs. More...
2001-05-07 12:00:00 47.4149 -91.1849 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 10 archive Royce: It has taken me a little while to get back to you. We have been keeping an eye out for Red Admirals. Here is what I know: We have seen them sporadically through the week. Most of the reports have been from Monday, the 7th of May. One here and one there. More...
2001-05-08 12:00:00 48.75 -123.217 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive My wife (Aud Fischer) spotted one Painted Lady yesterday [May 8] on South Pender Island, and one today [May 9] on North Pender Island, British Columbia (east of the southern end of Vancouver Island, in the Strait of Georgia). So the migration has reached southern BC. 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...
2001-05-09 12:00:00 48.783 -123.283 Painted lady 1 archive My wife (Aud Fischer) spotted one Painted Lady yesterday [May 8] on South Pender Island, and one today [May 9] on North Pender Island, British Columbia (east of the southern end of Vancouver Island, in the Strait of Georgia). So the migration has reached southern BC. More...
2001-05-12 12:00:00 48.98 -123.82 Painted lady 1 archive Today I had a single Painted Lady in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island B.C. It was in a very worn state with chunks missing from both wings. Added to Aud Fisher's finds earlier this week, i think we have a mini invasion. Let the big invasion begin. Derrick Marven Duncan,B.C. Canada More...
2001-05-13 12:00:00 39.411 -76.837 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 3 archive No, not a super-abundance, but I just happened to see my first few of the season yesterday in the Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area in Baltimore County, MD. And, they did seem a little smaller. 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...
2001-05-13 12:00:00 49.43 -105.87 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Saw the first Red Admirals on Sunday. Mostly quite fresh, unlike the Painted Ladies. More...
2001-05-14 12:00:00 35.05 -83.77 Red admiral 12 archive Clay Co. NC is on the north GA line and almost to the far western tip of NC. Having visited the mountains of Clay County regularly for the last three weeks and not seen one Red Admiral - boom on my visit yesterday (May 14) I saw at least a dozen! 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...
2001-05-15 12:00:00 32.9961 -80.0306 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Went out to get the mail here today [May 15] on the SC coast and saw one in my yard - first for the year! I have also seen more Mourning Cloaks than usual here so far this spring - at least 5. More...
2001-05-21 12:00:00 64.18 -81.58 Red admiral 1 archive The Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) northward flight this year reached rather high latitudes: In Canada, William Davies found a single specimen on the sea ice about 4 km off East Bay, Southampton Island (mouth of Hudson Bay), at the odd date of 21 May. Latitude was approx. 64 degrees N. 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...
2001-05-25 12:00:00 43.57 -76.12 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive On a road trip from Austin TX to Mt Tremblant Quebec, a concentration of *V. atalanta* was encountered 25 May between Syracuse NY and Watertown NY between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. About three were in view at all times at a road stop and on the highway, all with direct northward flight. More...
2001-05-25 12:00:00 43.97 -75.92 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive On a road trip from Austin TX to Mt Tremblant Quebec, a concentration of *V. atalanta* was encountered 25 May between Syracuse NY and Watertown NY between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. About three were in view at all times at a road stop and on the highway, all with direct northward flight. More...
2001-05-25 12:00:00 43.05 -76.15 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive On a road trip from Austin TX to Mt Tremblant Quebec, a concentration of *V. atalanta* was encountered 25 May between Syracuse NY and Watertown NY between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. About three were in view at all times at a road stop and on the highway, all with direct northward flight. More...
2001-05-27 12:00:00 49.65 -103.85 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2001-06-01 12:00:00 54.48 -110.29 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 16 10 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. NW Corner of SW 1/4 S29 T63 R2 W4. More...
2001-06-01 12:00:00 54.4783 -110.2867 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 8 10 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. More...
2001-06-08 10:00:00 51.3083 -110.95 Red admiral 1 6 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More...
2001-06-08 10:00:00 51.3083 -110.95 Painted lady 10 6 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. NW corner of S16 T27 R7 W4. More...
2001-06-09 10:00:00 51.9 -111.6167 Red admiral 1 6 archive 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 3 miles N of Spondin at NW corner of Sec2 T34 R12 W4. More...
2001-06-09 10:00:00 51.9 -111.62 Painted lady 8 7 archive 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 3 miles N of Spondin at NW corner of Sec2 T34 R12 W4. More...
2001-06-13 10:30:00 54.6833 -115.65 Red admiral 2 5 archive 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. 2.3 mi. S & 9 mi W. of intersection of Hwys. 32 & 33 in Swan Hills (SW corner of S5 T66 R11 W5). More...
2001-06-13 10:30:00 54.6833 -115.65 Painted lady 4 5 archive 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. 2.3 mi. S & 9 mi W. of intersection of Hwys. 32 & 33 in Swan Hills (SW corner of S5 T66 R11 W5). More...
2001-06-16 10:00:00 53.9417 -113.1583 Painted lady 2 247.5 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. North bank of North Saskatchewan River 1 mile NE of confluence of North Saskatchewan and Sturgeon Rivers. More...
2001-06-16 14:00:00 50.045 -110.65 Red admiral 5 270.0 3 archive 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Police Point Park Interpretive Centre. 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...
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...
2001-06-20 12:00:00 43.78 -79.25 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2001-06-23 10:00:00 53.48 -113.55 Painted lady 7 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 52 Ave NW/124 St Circle. More...
2001-06-23 10:00:00 53.4833 -113.55 Red admiral 1 270.0 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 52 Ave NW/124 St Circle. More...
2001-06-23 11:30:00 53.5 -112.05 Painted lady 12 6 archive 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Husky Plaza mall, 1 block south of intersection Hwy 16A and Hwy 857, NE corner of S13 T52 R15 W4. More...
2001-06-23 11:30:00 53.5 -112.05 Red admiral 1 6 archive 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Husky Plaza mall, 1 block south of intersection Hwy 16A and Hwy 857, NE corner of S13 T52 R15 W4. More...
2001-06-24 11:15:00 53.99 -113.2283 Painted lady 1 8 archive 11:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Town of Opal, NW Corner S4 T58 R22 W4. More...
2001-06-28 12:30:00 53.7167 -114.6667 Painted lady 2 315.0 13 archive 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. NW corner of S34 T54 R5 W5. More...
2001-06-30 09:30:00 53.3383 -113.85 Painted lady 1 135.0 15 archive 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Intersection of Rge Rd 272 and Twp. Rd 504, NW Corner S23 T50 R27 W4. More...
2001-06-30 10:00:00 52.1167 -114.8567 Red admiral 2 270.0 2 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More...
2001-06-30 10:00:00 52.1167 -114.8567 Painted lady 5 270.0 2 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. intersection Hwy. 22 and Twp. Rd 364, NW corner S19 T36 R6 W5. More...
2001-06-30 12:00:00 53.4233 -111.595 Painted lady 5 135.0 11 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. NE corner of S19 T51 R11 W4, road allowance crossover 3 miles NW of Innisfree. More...

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