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2005-04-17 13:00:00 |
40.89 |
-111.88 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
100 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Dozens of painted lady butterflies heading North westerly between hours of 1 p.m. dailight mt. time and 5 p.m. flying about three or four at a time every 10 to 15 seconds. More... |
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2005-03-15 13:00:00 |
34.097 |
-117.9056 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Charles Sims. Initially I thought that it was just a few butterflies that had emerged from their cocoons, testing their new wings in the warm sun. However, after about fifty or so went over me I realized that I was in the middle of a miracle; something that I had never witnessed before. More... |
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2020-03-30 22:30:00 |
33.592100755947065 |
-117.59808540344238 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
50 |
315.0 |
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0 |
TrabucoTrey |
Began in the mid-late afternoon sunshine on 3/30. 2 or 3 flying by every minute or so all around our area of inland Orange County. Friend in Bakersfield said they were passing through there the same day.
They came along again the next day (3/31), and again today (4/1). More... |
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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... |
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2005-06-05 12:00:00 |
38.4937 |
-122.2666 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
0 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Janine Dickenson. I observed an interesting sight last Sunday. As we were sitting outside in the morning enjoying the beautiful day, I noticed a "flock" of butterflies fly quickly over our house. More... |
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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... |
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2005-03-30 13:44:00 |
34.06 |
-118.14 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
51 |
315.0 |
270.0 |
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archive |
51 over 2 minutes over a line 20 feet wide More... |
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2005-03-27 16:00:00 |
37.4019 |
-122.1977 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
400 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Hundreds of them migrating at about 15-20 mph NW flying low down the middle of the street. Sighting occurred from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Continued to see butterflys for the next two days, some coming from a diferent direction, but heading NW. West Floresta Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028 More... |
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2005-03-21 12:00:00 |
33.2558 |
-116.375 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
4000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Hello,
I have been observing the Vanessa cardui migration here in Long Beach for about three weeks.
On Monday, Mar 21, I participated in the Anza-Borrego Butterfly Count where we saw hundreds of thousands flying northwest. There were too many to count.
Richard James,
Long Beach, CA
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2005-03-24 12:00:00 |
34.4802 |
-114.3458 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Glenn Skinner. Millions and millions going north/west. Editor's Note: This is a migration of the Painted Lady butterfly.)
More... |
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2020-05-27 04:03:00 |
26.1129928 |
-80.22847159999999 |
American lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1 |
315.0 |
135.0 |
0 |
badewitt |
Nectaring on Wedelia More... |
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2005-03-27 12:00:00 |
34.14 |
-118.26 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
10000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
I first observed the Painted Ladies on Easter Sunday, March 27th, 2005. Approximately 11 am we were driving from Acton, California to Glendale, California and I was amazed at how many of these butterflies were in the
air. They seemed to be moving in a North-West direction. More... |
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2005-03-15 12:00:00 |
33.786 |
-117.9311 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Kelly Robison. I observed a massive swarm of Monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] flying in a North West direction at my office in Garden Grove, CA. It lasted approximately 30-40 minutes. They had to be in the thousands, they were as far as the eye could see. More... |
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2005-03-26 14:00:00 |
33.625 |
-117.6853 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
270.0 |
10 |
archive |
Painted Ladies migrating in uncountable numbers, going northwest through Orange County, Southern California. I first noticed them 2PM PST Sat March 26, heading NW, unable to estimate
how many. Far too many to count. The weather was bright, high haze, hazy sun, fairly windy from the west (10mph?). More... |
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2005-03-28 12:00:00 |
38.58 |
-121.49 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
5000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Christine Lanbrecht. Many butterflies are crossing the court flying in a northwest direction. Approximately 20-30 butterflies are in view at any time. First noticed them at approximately 4:45 p.m. More... |
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2001-04-16 12:00:00 |
38.74 |
-120.8 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
0 |
315.0 |
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archive |
The first big migrations began around April 16-17, then came a period of cold wet weather with few in flight and now we are back into calm, hot weather.
The last big year for Painted Ladies we had was in the April & May 1992. More... |
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2010-07-06 12:50:00 |
41.89 |
-87.62 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
5 |
315.0 |
225.0 |
9 |
archive |
No description. More... |
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2005-04-01 15:40:00 |
34.333 |
-119.6833 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
100 |
315.0 |
270.0 |
10 |
archive |
Many butterflies were flying up to and over a breakwater. They flew in over the open water on a a heading that would have brought them from Ventura/Oxnard/Port Heuneme/Point Mugu which is 30+ miles across open ocean. More... |
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2005-03-15 12:01:00 |
34.042 |
-117.7541 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Valeria Leiva. I saw thousands of butterflies today heading north-westerly direction from noon to about 4 pm in the Pomona-Claremont area. It was really a beautiful sight. More... |
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2005-03-22 14:30:00 |
28.8942 |
-97.1715 |
Painted lady |
First butterfly of the season |
4 |
315.0 |
135.0 |
7 |
archive |
Yesterday, March 22, I found my first V. cardui of the season. I have three or four individuals in and adjacent to my garden, located near Mission Valley, Victoria, Tx. More... |
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2005-03-15 12:00:00 |
33.7303 |
-117.7972 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
500 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Carol Mackessy. I have been watching for about 15 minutes as hundreds of monarchs flew through my school toward the northwest (Tustin High School). We have had Santa Ana winds for the last two days, and we also saw a swarm of termites this morning.
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2005-03-31 12:00:00 |
33.6 |
-117.87 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
200 |
315.0 |
0.0 |
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archive |
Let's not call it an explosion, but we have had a delightful profusion of PL this morning in zip code 92625, Corona del Mar, CA. There have been dozens within sight at any given moment heading NW, parallel to the coast and about 45 deg off of a north wind. More... |
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2019-05-24 16:00:00 |
39.5296329 |
-119.8138027 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
100 |
315.0 |
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0 |
mariposa |
Reno, Nevada. It is the same here in Reno. So many flying by, and it looks like they are heading west or NW. I have seen more than a hundred yesterday [May 11, 2019]. Observed by Joe Eggy, DesertLeps Newsgroup, May 12, 2019. More... |
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2005-03-09 12:00:00 |
35.29 |
-120.66 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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8 |
archive |
My 6th grade class in San Luis Obispo, CA observed painted lady migration beginning on March 9, 2005. We recorded over 100 per minute at noon on a sunny day with wind speeds of 5-10 mph. The butterflies were all headed NW.
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2005-04-01 14:00:00 |
37.85 |
-122.191 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
200 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Apr 1, 2005, 2 PM-3PM, PST
migrating NW, wind 10W, clear, 67F
estimate 200 butterflies. Basically I was birdwatching but was amazed by all the butterflies! Other birders in Alameda and Contra Costa Co. noted them yesterday.
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2009-03-29 14:23:00 |
37.429 |
-121.804 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1 |
315.0 |
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5 |
archive |
Pacific Daylight time.
Open grassy slope.
Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph,
out of the west to northwest.
More... |
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2005-04-01 14:55:00 |
38.015 |
-122.155 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
This is the first day that my family and I had observed the swarming Painted Lady butterflies. They seemed to be moving NW by the hundreds, maybe even thousands. The weather was beautiful today, though I'm not sure of the temperature, I was hurrying on my way to work. More... |
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2005-03-27 11:00:00 |
34.47 |
-118.2 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
10000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
I first observed the Painted Ladies on Easter Sunday, March 27th, 2005. Approximately 11 am we were driving from Acton, California to Glendale, California and I was amazed at how many of these butterflies were in the
air. They seemed to be moving in a North-West direction. More... |
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2005-04-02 15:30:00 |
37.4925 |
-120.8481 |
West coast lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
9000 |
315.0 |
337.5 |
10 |
archive |
Type of sighting: Migrating groups. Flight direction: North, West, and Northwest. On 04/01/2005 observed approximately 40 to 60 individuals per minute from 1300 through 1700. On 04/02/2005 observed approximately 80 to 120 individuals per minute from 1530 through 1700. More... |
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2005-03-23 12:20:00 |
34.19 |
-118.17 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
60 |
315.0 |
225.0 |
7 |
archive |
60 in 3 minutes crossing a 10 foot line More... |
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2004-03-31 13:00:00 |
37.1652 |
-118.2942 |
Red admiral |
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1 |
315.0 |
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archive |
2nd V. atalanta of the season. 31 Mar, 1300 hrs, flying toward NW; Big Pine, Inyo Co, Calif, 4000'. Coordinates are for the center of Big Pine, USGS Big Pine Quadrangle. More... |
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2005-03-30 09:00:00 |
34.7317 |
-120.0869 |
West coast lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
315.0 |
315.0 |
13 |
archive |
Migrating individuals (from around 0900 until the present - 1421). Flight Direction: Roughly NW, thousands of butterflies. Midland School, Los Olivos CA USA.
Zip code 93441, Santa Barbara County.
Latitude: 34.43'54"N.
Longitude: 120.05'13"W. More... |
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2005-03-30 12:00:00 |
34.42 |
-119.7 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
4000 |
315.0 |
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15 |
archive |
March 29 and 30, 2005. Santa Barbara, CA. We live near the Old Mission. All day thousands - huge number never seen before - of Painted Ladies flying at the base of our foothills in a northwesterly direction. They seem to be coming up the coast from Ventura. More... |
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2005-03-31 09:00:00 |
34.249 |
-118.478 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
950 |
315.0 |
315.0 |
23 |
archive |
Type of Sighting: Migrating individuals, some pairs
Note: Counts across a 36' line.
Flight direction, NorthWest, 190 butterflies observed between 9:00
and 9:05. PST. Note: 36' line, e.g. ~950 across 180' line More... |
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2001-04-18 12:00:00 |
34.48 |
-114.34 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
0 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Paul Pitts More... |
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2001-04-25 12:00:00 |
38.73 |
-120.8 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
100 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Today has been an outstanding day for the Painted Lady migration
in the Sacramento area of California. At any moment some could be seen in flight including right up to sunset this evening. More... |
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2005-03-29 11:00:00 |
34.391 |
-119.7 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
225.0 |
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archive |
Leadbetter Beach/Shoreline Park. 11:00-11:10 - 100 per min - heading N/W More... |
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2005-06-23 12:00:00 |
50.7 |
-119.3 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
315.0 |
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archive |
Species: Painted lady (at least this is what we found in the truck grill). Migrating masses: Flight direction, Northeast. 100's, 1000's or more?? butterflies observed crossing the Trans-Canada Highway east of downtown between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. More... |
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2005-03-26 11:30:00 |
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Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
54 |
315.0 |
315.0 |
12 |
archive |
elevation 4,444 feet
saddle between two southeast-northwest trending river valleys
54 in 3 minutes crossing a line More... |
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2005-03-28 16:30:00 |
34.44 |
-119.66 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
400 |
292.5 |
0.0 |
25 |
archive |
Painted Ladies migrating, March 28, 4:30 PM pst. More... |
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2008-03-23 14:20:00 |
34.1235 |
-118.2926 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
3 |
292.5 |
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2 |
archive |
3 migrating individuals, flying WNW, 14:20 - 14:35 PDT 3/23/08. North Hills, CA 91343. More... |
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2009-03-29 14:23:00 |
37.429 |
-121.804 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1 |
292.5 |
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5 |
archive |
Pacific Daylight time.
Open grassy slope.
Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph,
out of the west to northwest.
More... |
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2005-03-21 11:30:00 |
34.441 |
-119.733 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
300 |
292.5 |
247.5 |
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archive |
State St. & Las Positas. 11:30-12:30 - 5 per min - heading W-N/W More... |
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2005-03-20 12:00:00 |
37.162 |
-118.288 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
8 |
292.5 |
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archive |
Mar 20--Big Pine: 8/50'/5min, most between NW & W. More... |
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2005-04-02 11:00:00 |
38.4513 |
-122.7907 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
900 |
292.5 |
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archive |
Observer: Peter Sieck. Near downtown (west-northwest of Maxine Smith sighting) many 100s of monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] flying west-northwest or west, about 11:00 a.m. We then drove via U.S. 101 south to Santa Clara. More... |
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2005-03-15 12:00:00 |
34.391 |
-119.7 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
3 |
292.5 |
247.5 |
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archive |
Leadbetter Beach/Shoreline Park. 12:00-12:10 - 3 per 10 min - heading W-N/W More... |
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2005-03-13 13:00:00 |
37.17 |
-118.295 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
0 |
292.5 |
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archive |
Mar 13--Big Pine: Max numbers 7/50'/5min at 1PM, average direction: NW-W and NE-N. More... |
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2012-06-06 18:52:00 |
42.32606244318 |
-93.515624996266 |
Red admiral |
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1 |
292.5 |
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14 |
adminn |
No description. More... |
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2008-03-22 17:20:00 |
34.1235 |
-118.2926 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
325 |
292.5 |
337.5 |
0 |
archive |
Species: Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui). 325 migrating individuals flying W-NW, 17:20 - 17:35 PDT 3/22/08. North Hills, CA 91343. More... |
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2005-04-02 14:05:00 |
34.249 |
-118.478 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
12 |
292.5 |
0.0 |
6 |
archive |
Type of Sighting: Migrating individuals, some pairs
Note: Counts across a 180' line.
Flight direction: WNW, 12 butterflies observed between 14:05 and 14:10 PST. across 180' line. More... |
