Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observedsort ascending Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
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 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 2000 archive 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 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 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 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 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 More...
2005-03-30 17:30:00 32.66 -117.03 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1600 0.0 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 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 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 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. More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 33.0681 -117.3034 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 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 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 archive MANY Painted Lady butterflies heading North from sunup until present--2pm pst. Today some are stopping to feed/rest on flowers. More...
2005-03-05 12:00:00 34.6781 -117.5184 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 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 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. More...
2017-08-03 23:24:00 39.5523062 -95.3503193 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 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> More...
2015-06-30 20:00:00 41.964851190718 -93.902978892397 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 More...
2005-06-23 12:00:00 50.7 -119.3 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 315.0 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. More...
2012-06-24 05:00:00 42.0531634 -82.5998874 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1000 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 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 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. More...
2005-03-18 12:00:00 32.73 -113.76 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 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). More...
2019-03-13 05:00:00 34.147785 -118.14451600000001 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 270.0 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. More...
2001-04-23 12:00:00 33.8862 -117.9123 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 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 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 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 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 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...

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