2005-06-21 12:00:00 |
51.05 |
-114.083 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
0.0 |
157.5 |
20 |
archive |
Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Migration picked up again [today], increasing throughout the day. More... |
2005-06-02 12:00:00 |
39.5811 |
-118.3353 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
0.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Jeanine Ford. Thousands of butterflies flying through Fallon, Nevada for past three days. Heading north. Correction to 5/31/05 report of migrating monarchs. After investigating, the butterflies are painted lady butterflies from Imperial Valley in California. Ooops. More... |
2005-04-03 12:00:00 |
36.9065 |
-120.1402 |
Painted lady |
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2000 |
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Observer: Cindy Johnson. Thousands of Monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] near San Joaquin River. More... |
2005-07-01 12:00:00 |
53.37 |
-113.73 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
225.0 |
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archive |
Observer: Terry Thormin. Well another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More... |
2005-03-29 10:00:00 |
34.44 |
-118.52 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
337.5 |
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archive |
Town: Santa Clarita 91350.
observed: 10:00am - 4:00pm (PST) 3/29/05. Witnessed hundreds upon thousands of butterflies throughout the day flying across the 35 acre property where I work - the property is adjacent to expansive open grassy hills. More... |
2005-06-18 08:00:00 |
49.7 |
-112.82 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
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archive |
On Thursday of this week I was astonished to see hundreds and hundreds of what I believe are Painted Ladies swarming in the lilac bushes next door and filling the air nearby. Again today, I went for a walk and there are literally thousands in the area at the present time. More... |
2005-03-14 13:30:00 |
34.2625 |
-119.2711 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
2000 |
45.0 |
45.0 |
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archive |
Observation: Thousands of Painted Lady butterflies
Place: Ventura, California 93001 - 3 blocks from coast
Time of sighting: around 1:30 pm
Duration: 20-30 minutes
Movement: SW to NE, from coastal direction
Latitude: 341545N
Longitude: 1191616W
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2005-03-30 17:30:00 |
32.66 |
-117.03 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1600 |
0.0 |
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8 |
archive |
No description. More... |
2005-06-22 12:00:00 |
51.05 |
-114.083 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1500 |
0.0 |
337.5 |
38 |
archive |
Thousands and thousands seen, migrating through our entire city, heading North. Large migration again all day long, I was counting 1 every 5 seconds.
Lynn Vogt and John Riddell More... |
2017-09-20 15:00:00 |
41.2343318 |
-95.916497099998 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1246 |
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Joanne |
When started was 12 mph and after four hours 8 mph according do accuweather More... |
2005-06-17 09:30:00 |
49.39 |
-103.49 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1200 |
135.0 |
135.0 |
0 |
archive |
Further information on request More... |
2005-06-18 08:15:00 |
49.39 |
-103.49 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1125 |
315.0 |
315.0 |
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archive |
8:30 to 5:00 pm.
I have reports of large numbers of Painted Lady right across the Province for yesterday. More... |
2005-04-01 11:05:00 |
32.56 |
-117.1 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1020 |
0.0 |
90.0 |
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archive |
11:05 a.m. PST, at rate of 17 per minute (= 1020 per hour) flying north, 78 degrees F.
12:40 p.m. PST, at rate of 7 per minute (= 420 per hour) flying north, 78 degrees F.
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2005-04-01 12:00:00 |
33.0681 |
-117.3034 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
another flock,herd,cluster, what ever, on the 31st and 1st.
lots fewer, but still thousands. again from the beach to about
1 mile inland. More... |
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... |
2005-03-31 14:00:00 |
34.0196 |
-118.8225 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
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archive |
MANY Painted Lady butterflies heading North from sunup until present--2pm pst. Today some are stopping to feed/rest on flowers.
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2005-03-05 12:00:00 |
34.6781 |
-117.5184 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
Observer: Mario Lopez. There are thousands of them passing by here in the high desert. More... |
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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2017-08-03 23:24:00 |
39.5523062 |
-95.3503193 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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17 |
Mary Ann Bowman... |
<p>the butterflies have been here for about 2 weeks---we are located about 2 and half miles from Lancaster KS</p>
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2015-06-30 20:00:00 |
41.964851190718 |
-93.902978892397 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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315.0 |
12 |
mariposa |
Highway E57 west of Luther, Iowa. Enormous swarm of Red Admirals centered on the Des Moines River and extending two to three miles on either side of the river. Numbers were highest nearer the river and dropped off exponentially with distance on either side. More... |
2010-05-29 12:00:00 |
46.172 |
-63.958 |
Red admiral |
First butterfly of the season |
1000 |
90.0 |
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archive |
Red Admirals and American Ladies have been invading southern NB in large numbers for weeks but today the migration accelerated here in eastern Westmorland County. More... |
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... |
2017-09-02 17:07:00 |
45.4140073 |
-98.166129299996 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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Jon Jouannet |
Thousands of these painted ladys have showed up in the last few days they seem to be hanging around and seem to like resting on the gravel roads More... |
2005-03-13 15:00:00 |
34.90189 |
-116.032 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20 |
archive |
Location: Kelso Dunes Wilderness in Mojave Desert National Preserve. I have a video lasting several seconds of an interesting migration observation that reminded me of salmon jumping waterfalls. More... |
2005-03-25 12:00:00 |
37.364 |
-118.395 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
I am not certain of the species of Ladies that we have, but there are thousands of them here at the present time [March 29]. They have been in our area for approximately one week, I first noticed them last Friday [March 25] when commuting from my home in Bishop, CA to my job in Mammoth Lakes, CA. More... |
2017-09-24 05:00:00 |
44.22122181999 |
-76.60771489416 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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Donald Davis |
[Anthony Kaduck] Yesterday a group from the Kingston Field Naturalists visited the Lemoine Point Conservation Area. The very large meadow at the south entrance was full of flowering aster and goldenrod, and each clump had several painted ladies. More... |
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... |
2015-06-29 14:00:00 |
41.556251682543 |
-93.266029353806 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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315.0 |
9 |
mariposa |
[Posted by Pauline Drobney to the Iowa Insects Mailing List.] There are tons of Red Admirals at and near Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City. I live about a tenth of a mile from the refuge and counted 50 just on my driveway area. More... |
2005-03-31 12:00:00 |
33.0681 |
-117.3034 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
another flock,herd,cluster, what ever, on the 31st and 1st.
lots fewer, but still thousands. again from the beach to about
1 mile inland.
have a happy day.
trish
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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... |
2005-03-15 12:30:00 |
34.1275 |
-117.7629 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
Observer: Kelsey Mitchell. I was at school(Goddard Middle School, Glendora, CA) and it was lunch time.T here is a hill that my friends and I go to all the time. All of a sudden, a whole bunch of butterflies were all over the place. About ten butterflies bumped into me. More... |
2005-03-30 12:00:00 |
34.0196 |
-118.8225 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
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archive |
Today, 3/30/05 a large group of "small, "monarch like", butterflies passed through our home on a Northerly path. We live in Malibu Calif. 90265. If you are familiar with area we live adjacent to Zuma Beach. Did not think they were Monarchs-so researched on internet. More... |
2009-03-28 12:00:00 |
37.348 |
-121.884 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
337.5 |
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archive |
Hello:
Writing to report our observations here in downtown San Jose and
throughout the city.
Hundreds and hundreds of painted ladies, swarms of them yesterday,
Saturday, March 28, especially noticeable at travel intersections, and down the streets, flying in a northward direction. More... |
2019-05-12 16:00:00 |
37.3614238 |
-118.3996636 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
90.0 |
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0 |
mariposa |
Bishop, California. "In Bishop, California this morning, we are being assaulted by what can only be described as swarms of painted ladies. In over 30 years of living out West, we’ve never seen so many. Immediately in front of us we can see upwards of 100 continuously. More... |
2017-09-16 17:00:00 |
39.7619439 |
-104.9213643 |
West coast lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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megjosh |
sunny day, 68 degrees, minimal wind. Thousands of these butterflies throughout the Denver area yesterday and today. More... |
2012-07-30 05:00:00 |
49.2380583 |
-55.0701797 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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Donald Davis |
(Jared) Earlier this week (July 30), I walked a short section of the road leading to Woolfrey's Pond Park in Lewisporte - the abundance of Red Admirals was incredible. I must have seen nearly a thousand in less than a kilometre ... More... |
2010-05-29 12:00:00 |
46.22 |
-64.53 |
Red admiral |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
90.0 |
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archive |
Red Admirals and American Ladies have been invading southern NB in large numbers for weeks but today the migration accelerated here in eastern Westmorland County. More... |
2001-04-12 12:00:00 |
32.68 |
-114.62 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
135.0 |
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archive |
In southern Arizona we have had a major migration of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui (L.)) going on almost continuously since April 11, 2001. The first and smaller peak was on Thursday, April 12 with 20-25 per minute passing across a 20-yard stretch of my driveway. More... |
2005-03-17 10:45:00 |
34.0352 |
-117.0153 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
Observer: Anonymous
At 10:45 millions of butterflies were flying by Yucaipa, California. At this time (11:45) they [were still] going by, but not as many.
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2012-06-24 05:00:00 |
42.0531634 |
-82.5998874 |
Red admiral |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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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... |
2012-07-29 05:00:00 |
42.712030666751 |
-82.242044184361 |
Painted lady |
Presence of butterfly in your area |
1000 |
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Donald Davis |
(Bob Yukich) On July 29 Mike King and I estimated well over a thousand Painted Ladies while driving along concession roads in Lambton county just northeast of Wallaceburg. Several were found dead along the road. At times we were flushing up about 20 at a time on either side of the road. More... |
2019-03-13 05:00:00 |
34.317099 |
-118.77049599999998 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
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0 |
mariposa |
Thousands flying through on Tuesday, a bit less today, in eastern Ventura county, California. Location precision: estimated within a 15 km radius. Lovely to experience. Observed by hopeful4life, Daily Kos.
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2005-03-18 12:00:00 |
32.73 |
-113.76 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
Observer: C Ras. Hwy 8 between Casa Grande and Yuma, AZ. Painted Lady (migrating in large numbers with the highest concentrations were between mile markers 50 and 80).
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2019-03-13 05:00:00 |
34.147785 |
-118.14451600000001 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
270.0 |
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0 |
mariposa |
Pasadena, California. They’ve been passing through the Pasadena foothills for a week, at least. Here it seems the migration is westward bound. It is uncanny, I don’t recall ever seeing anything like it. Observed by 714day, Daily Kos. Location precision: estimated within a 12 km radius.
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2001-04-23 12:00:00 |
33.8862 |
-117.9123 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
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archive |
Dear Dr. Bitzer, For the last two days Painted Ladies have been migrating north through Fullerton, California. Our zip codes are 92831 and 92832. Through my yard I've been observing them at the rate of about one per second. 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... |
2005-03-17 12:00:00 |
33.786 |
-117.9311 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
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archive |
Observer: Robert Nicholas. Error: I was so excited about seeing all the butterflies that I didn't get a close look. I reported that they were Monarchs but I now suspect (after seeing the specifications) that they were the Painted Lady variety. More... |
2005-03-30 12:00:00 |
35.37 |
-119.02 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
337.5 |
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archive |
Saw large numbers in Bakersfield on Tuesday and Wednesday [March 29 and 30]. More... |
2019-03-14 05:00:00 |
34.758195 |
-117.283615 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
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0 |
mariposa |
I’m halfway between Barstow and Victorville on Rt. 66, and I’ve been seeing them since around March 1st. Mostly moving north, sometimes east. I love seeing them, but when they get thick, I get really sad about driving. Observed by commaist, Daily Kos. More... |
2005-03-28 12:00:00 |
38.35 |
-121.3 |
Painted lady |
Migrating individual(s) |
1000 |
0.0 |
225.0 |
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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... |