Butterfly Observations

E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees)sort descending Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2014-09-16 16:50:00 42.030679233126 -93.6474823917 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 8 mariposa Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral, flying on the south side of the Genetics Building, Iowa State University. Possibly migrating south to southwest. Sunny, 61 F, dew point 44 F. Also saw two Monarchs migrating southward between 11:50 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. More...
2019-04-16 16:30:00 42.352328 -85.74260500000003 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 Ilse Gebhard Not in directional flight. Just flying here and there in the yard. Sunny, high 60's More...
2010-05-12 12:00:00 34.2146 -77.8258 Red admiral 0 archive Good Afternoon All, Some of the species seen today at Airlie Gardens (in Wilmington): Leps: Silver-spotted Skipper 5 adults, and several caterpillars munching on 'American Wisteria' under a folded hibernaculum leaf; Comma; black swallowtail; red admiral. More...
2014-12-06 19:55:00 30.503389277569 -97.594977853858 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 Chase P Been spotting these the last few days in my butterfly garden. Late in the season and milkweed nearly gone by a late monarch caterpillar feeding (20-30) and they are now making chrysalises. Then came the painted ladies flying around my thriving purple lantana. More...
2019-04-05 18:45:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Around sap from cut wood. Survey from 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. Temperature, 60 F. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22059442 More...
2003-04-21 12:00:00 42.21 -93.82 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive No description. More...
2010-05-02 12:00:00 45.636 -73.816 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 5 archive May 2. A Nymphalidae more today. Vanessa atalanta (Tortoiseshell Admiral) came out strong in the Montreal area. I spent the day out of 7.30 a 18.00. Before noon, nothing special. Then at noon, in going through the 640 Rosemere, 4 or 5 individuals. More...
2016-03-26 05:00:00 37.566419 -89.44025499999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Wolf Lake, Union County, Illinois. Location precision: within a 210m radius. Observed by coreyjlange, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2845251 More...
2008-07-29 12:00:00 36.07 -79.79 Painted lady 1 archive Folks, Butterflies have been picking up a bit in my yard in Greensboro. More...
2018-04-27 05:00:00 38.9543439 -95.2557961 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 10 0 Donald Davis [Chip Taylor, University of Kansas, Lawrence] Re: Wintering or Migrant Red Admirals? No. They migrate. Passing through here today. [Location precision: 2000 m radius.] More...
2016-08-15 15:28:00 42.58866413947 -95.010373011815 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 157.5 10 mariposa Allee Farm, 1 mile south-southwest of Newell, Iowa. One Painted Lady flying and landing in a grassy area being converted into Monarch habitat. Recorded in a Pollard survey of a research transect while watching for Monarchs. More...
2019-10-28 05:00:00 41.60873369999999 -75.0588391 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Tusten Heritage Community Garden, Narrowsburg, New York. Location precision: estimated within a 40m radius. Observed by Ed Wesely. “ a P.L. in a.m.; 2 P.L’s in p.m.– one faded, one ‘fresh’.” (E-mail communication). Note: The Tusten Garden — ca. More...
2002-04-20 12:00:00 38.98 -77.83 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-04-27 20:30:00 43.318863409919 -91.821840233269 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 larsenkj No description. More...
2019-04-16 05:00:00 42.306820976666984 -95.05107973945042 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 mariposa Lake View, Iowa. Location precision: estimated within an 800m radius. Finally saw a red admiral today. It was sitting on the back of a car across the alley from our house in Lake View. Needed my binoculars to be certain, so no photo! Observed by Steve Hummel, Iowa Butterflies Facebook page. More...
2001-04-01 12:00:00 37.16 -118.29 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-15 12:00:00 42.3754 -77.388 Red admiral 0 archive Several sighted in the garden all afternoon. More...
2015-10-29 18:23:00 36.150385 -115.42543699999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2331357 More...
2005-03-31 10:30:00 32.66 -117.03 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 7200 67.5 15 archive Continuous as fast as one can count! There was a news article in the San Diego Union Trib after the initial three heavy days March 14,15,16 that the butterflies were migrating all over the area, but that it was not as heavy as a previous year. More...
2017-10-15 19:38:00 41.2476099 -96.17427419 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 17 292.5 0 mariposa [jodygreen, Vanessa Migration Project on iNaturalist] Nectaring. They're still here even after cold and wet few days. Sunny, cool, windy More...
2006-07-01 12:00:00 33.665 -117.845 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2017-04-01 15:00:00 38.4820731 -90.8246066 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 Butterfly Watcher No description. More...
2020-03-31 17:44:00 34.14233829 -118.7558822 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Agoura Cornell Knoll, Agoura Hills, California, USA. Location precision: within a 41m radius. This Painted Lady wasn’t migrating… She laid a single egg on a Milk Thistle. 76 F, clear to partly cloudy. Observed by andreacala, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2002-06-28 12:00:00 36.07 -79.79 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2015-05-06 05:00:00 41.007641308124 -91.946045126827 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 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...
2019-04-13 20:30:00 42.08949 -91.50185099999999 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 Cammie Nectaring on ground cover. More...
2003-09-15 12:00:00 43.55 -96.7 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-13 12:00:00 39.36 -77.19 Red admiral 0 archive This year, we had a Red Admiral (V. atalanta) population boom. I first started seeing them on or around May 13. On May 15, we found about 75 individuals on a power line cut-through in Frederick Co., MD. Most were nectaring on blackberry flowers; a few were puddling; and some were flying fast. More...
2015-03-23 19:09:00 37.76910833 -122.46566669999999 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1336555 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...
2017-09-11 22:13:00 30.24178058 -97.62473865999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 24 0 mariposa Brentwood, Austin, Texas. 85 F. Observation by hobbylep, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 819m (obscured). More...
2017-04-13 05:00:00 43.778721722072 -79.45695003992 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis [Reported by Susan Brown, G. Ross Lord Park, North York, Ontario] Today at the park I watched and photographed 2 fresh Red Admirals, and an American Lady. I guess spring is really here! I also found 2 wildflower species. More...
2022-07-05 19:00:00 39.0997265 -94.5785667 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 EBrown One Red Admiral on flowers More...
2015-06-19 14:36:00 36.0712466 -79.5644686 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Judy Stierand Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen at Iowa State! In our garden this morning at 9:36 I spotted a Red Admiral on Asclepias syriaca, Common milkweed. It stayed a mere two minutes, then flew to the adjacent Hollywood juniper and then flew west. I haven't seen it since. More...
2019-04-17 22:02:00 40.08254886 -105.1783211 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 0 mariposa Gunbarrel, Colorado. Location precision: within a 42m radius. Maybe four up to Niwot. Observed by roomthily, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22642041 More...
2003-09-14 12:00:00 42.135 -87.7581 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2014-11-23 06:00:00 30.224643 -97.65678400000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Hornsby Bend Wastewater Treatment Ponds and Wildlife Areas, Travis County, Texas. Location precision: within a 57m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1089965 More...
2009-04-27 12:00:00 39.25 -74.85 American lady 1 archive Observer: D. Amadio. More...
2017-09-07 13:32:00 36.1451215 -115.42014389999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 mariposa Red Spring, Clark County, Nevada. Observation by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 11m. More...
2007-03-27 12:00:00 36.44 -76.68 American lady 2 archive Gates County. Observer: M. Reese. More...
2017-04-11 05:00:00 43.028056721628 -89.846810378885 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 mariposa [Mark E. Johnson, Wisconsin Butterflies] Blue Mound State Park, Dane County, Wisconsin More...
2023-06-08 00:18:00 53.28039995861559 -113.49896587720781 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 BellweatherKennels Painted Lady would patrol back and forth, roost at times, and on three occasions engaged in aerial sorties with a second Painted Lady. More...
2006-04-12 12:00:00 41.1207 -73.9181 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: T. Fiore and K. Wallstrom. More...
2015-05-31 18:05:00 36.052758115325 -112.1435965998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Bud Foshee No description. More...
2019-04-23 16:45:00 41.17973 -95.91815500000001 American lady First butterfly of the season 4 8 mariposa Fontenelle Forest Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Doing weekly walk through Fontenelle Forest and saw 4 American Ladies. Survey from 11:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Temperature: mid-60s F. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. 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...
2010-06-11 12:00:00 45.51 -61.08 Red admiral 1 archive I have observed Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) on three separate occasions. 5-29-10 (2) - several times throughout afternoon; 6-08-10 (1); 6-11-10 (1)on my property: Lat. 45.51 N, Long. -61.08 W. On each day the weather was sunny, between 60-65 degrees, slight ocean breeze. Hope this helps. More...
2009-01-18 21:51:00 26.97822162 -108.99521090000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Álamos, Sonora, Mexico. Perched on a branch. Location precision: within a 4.44 km radius. Observed by jpgalvan, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://conabio.inaturalist.org/observations/5440223 More...
2009-05-25 12:30:00 44.52 -69 Painted lady 1 247.5 15 archive Individual flying back and forth on SE/NW oriented small hilly woodland tar paved road, rarely alighting in either ditch. More...
2017-08-14 18:25:00 38.18285333 -120.00801109999998 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Stanislaus National Forest, Long Barn, California. Observation by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: not recorded. More...

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