Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees)sort ascending Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2012-10-08 05:00:00 52.7362682 -108.3052431 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 18 Donald Davis (Andrea Jackson) Here are pics of the 2 butterflies from yesterday at the moth bait. Annie determined that one is a Red Admiral. We both agreed that the other is some kind of Polygonia ... ??? More...
2010-07-16 13:45:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 6 270.0 315.0 12 archive No description. More...
2019-05-28 16:16:00 51.453332 -0.3007159999999658 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 315.0 8 mariposa Terrace Gardens, Richmond, England, United Kingdom. Location precision: estimated within a 120m radius. Nectaring on a flower in the mint family. Partly cloudy, 61 F, relative humidity 61%. Observation and photo by John Pleasants. More...
2009-09-29 12:00:00 36.159 -86.85 Painted lady 1 315.0 7 archive No description. More...
2010-05-03 12:00:00 43.52857 -80.22764 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 3 archive Saw my first red admiral of the season on May 3, 2010 in Guelph, Ontario. Date of the sighting (month, day, year) May 4, 2010 More...
2007-07-21 15:45:00 44.52 -69 American lady 1 315.0 10 archive Flying around in circles in one area More...
1985-05-11 14:30:00 44.478 -73.197 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 22.5 315.0 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer, I found my notes of V. atalanta rubria migration (i had thought it was something else so i'm glad i found the notes!) of May 11, 1985, near Burlington, Vt. Fairly detailed notes. They were flying from at least 2:30 to after 5 pm, at which point i took 20 compass readings. More...
2010-05-05 10:30:00 41.57 -87.55 Red admiral 3 337.5 315.0 8 Julie Burrus I have been seeing Red Admirals, some days as many as 3 to 5 around my house, since 05/05/10. Just s…I have been seeing Red Admirals, some days as many as 3 to 5 around my house, since 05/05/10. Just saw one today at 4 p.m. flitting in my yard. Lit in a yew to hide with wings closed. 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...
2023-06-12 14:34:00 53.27989344766094 -113.5136067634888 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 315.0 3 BellweatherKennels Saw First Red Admiral of the season on blooms of Japanese lilac bushes of an abandoned farm yard site on the outskirts of Leduc, Alberta, Canada. I also saw six Painted Lady butterflies at the same time. More...
2010-07-08 12:25:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 42 247.5 315.0 9 archive Still a mix of old worn butterflies and new ones. More...
2007-06-30 12:00:00 41.29 -71.43 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 30 0.0 315.0 11 archive I was sailing the week June 30 to Block Island, RI from S. Dartmouth, MA. We sailed past probably 30 red admiral butterflies in flight heading north against a northwesterly wind of 10 knots. They were between the Sakonnet River in Rhode Island and Block Island, RI. More...
2012-11-19 18:00:00 30.599523 -87.015415 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 315.0 7 tebay Observed two painted ladies nectaring on dune sunflowers and red pentas. They remained in the area for two hours. Wind at 7 mph was out of the northeast. More...
2015-06-29 05:00:00 41.712589713085 -94.050096944964 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 200 315.0 9 mariposa [E-mail from Mike Delaney, between Minburn and Adel, Iowa.] Yes. Last week I had hundreds of Red Admirals at my place on the Raccoon River south of Minburn. There were still large numbers around yesterday and today. More...
2001-07-08 10:00:00 53.66 -113.7867 Painted lady 26 315.0 3 archive 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. NW corner of S9 T54 R26 W4, intersection of Hwy 633 and Rng. Rd. 264. More...
2015-05-08 19:00:00 44.435924894593 -93.021841045334 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 315.0 8 elmottl located in remnant, grazed prairie More...
2009-09-28 12:00:00 36.16 -86.85 Painted lady 1 315.0 9 archive Fed on zinnias. More...
2007-07-21 16:25:00 44.52 -69 Red admiral 1 0.0 315.0 10 archive Flying fast; did not alight. More...
2006-09-30 12:00:00 39.195 -85.988 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 4 315.0 archive Good afternoon... I saw 4 red admirals today, sunning together on my white picket fence. These were actually the first that I have seen this year. More...
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...
2021-09-02 21:55:00 46.1802239 -123.85259 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 45.0 315.0 9 lynn On THU, 9/2/21, watched Red Admiral from 2:55-3:10 pm (pacific time). First one we'd ever noticed. Our yard is planted for various pollinators and includes some purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) and a small cluster of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). More...
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...
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...
2012-11-04 16:00:00 30.599523 -87.015415 American lady First butterfly of the season 5 315.0 5 tebay Five individual American Ladies seen nectaring on blue mistflower. Wind from the southeast. More...
2015-05-21 20:05:00 42.003669348285 -93.656806005838 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 5 0.0 292.5 18 mariposa Meadow Glen Road, Ames, Iowa. Of 5 Red Admirals seen here between 1:57 and 3:18 p.m. CDT, this one was migrating northward across this point at 3:05 p.m. Mostly sunny (10% cumulus), 75 F (24 C), dew point 39 F (4 C). More...
2017-04-11 23:44:00 42.027911 -93.64590699999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 5 mariposa Ames, Iowa. A "two-headed" butterfly occupying a territory on the west wall of Catt Hall on the Iowa State University campus. One butterfly observed in a survey from 6:43 and 7:20 p.m. CDT. Location precision: 5m radius. 59 F, dew point 28 F, 30% relative humidity, mostly sunny. More...
2016-04-03 23:39:00 42.027892763569 -93.64589220268 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 292.5 22 mariposa First Red Admiral of the season, west wall of Catt Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. The butterfly left the sunlit wall and flew out and around the southwest corner of the building as we arrived. Partly sunny, windy, 76 F (ca. 25 C). 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...
2012-06-30 05:00:00 45.016543 -79.615314 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 6 292.5 13 Donald Davis The [Bala NABA butterfly] count was held on June 30, 2012. All species were found in a 24km(15mi) diameter circle centred at Bala, District Municipality of Muskoka (about 3 hours north of Toronto), ca. 45.01654 N, 79.61531 W. More...
2015-11-05 18:56:00 42.5657293104 -95.013108815598 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 21 mariposa Paul Monson Farm, 3 miles south of Newell, Iowa, November 5, 2015. One Red Admiral flying ca. ESE and then circling back; no definite direction. More...
2012-05-31 05:00:00 50.624649475239 -95.461174486394 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 10 292.5 8 Donald Davis (Peter Taylor - Manitoba Nature Talk) Thanks for the update. Yes, it is shaping up as a good butterfly year. You mentioned Harvesters -- I was surprised to find them numerous along Trans-Licence Road off PR 314 in Nopiming Provincial Park yesterday. More...
2019-10-06 16:36:00 44.91634742622037 -93.31526590502096 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 10 Livewombat A red admiral spent a long time on a butterfly feeder at a second floor window, eating an overripe banana. More...
2021-07-25 20:22:00 44.9162814 -93.31538379999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 0 Livewombat This was only the second Red Admiral butterfly I've seen all summer. It was at a butterfly feeder, where it was eating overripe banana. Normally I have lots of them. More...
2004-05-30 17:54:00 42.0267 -93.6458 Red admiral 23 292.5 30 archive Survey of territories, Iowa State University campus, route 2. 90% stratocumulus overcast; had been partly sunny ca. 5 p.m. Strong WNW wind; small to large branches move. 20.6 C - 20.2 C. More...
2007-04-27 11:27:00 42.0266 -93.6271 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 292.5 8 archive First American Lady of the season. Nectaring on dandelions on both sides of the sidewalk/bike path on the south side of 6th Street, about 100 feet WNW of Brookridge Avenue. Flew about several times when approached. More...
2015-05-21 19:26:00 42.003733129212 -93.657342447018 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 20 mariposa Ames, Iowa. Meadow Glen Road east of State Avenue. An American Lady was flying about and briefly landed in the grass about 320' east of the west end of this grass strip along this east-west stretch of Meadow Glen Road. Mostly sunny (10% cumulus), 74 F (23.3 C), dew point 40 F (4.4 C). More...
2017-06-18 00:08:00 42.030803 -93.64698900000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 292.5 7 mariposa Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. Nectaring on linden blossoms. Location precision: 4m radius. 77 F, dew point 63 F, RH 62%. Partly cloudy; altocumulus, cirrus, and cirrostratus over 80% of sky; some full sun. Light wind from the west-northwest, 7 mph. More...
2012-06-30 05:00:00 45.016543 -79.615314 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 13 Donald Davis The [Bala NABA butterfly] count was held on June 30, 2012. All species were found in a 24km(15mi) diameter circle centred at Bala, District Municipality of Muskoka (about 3 hours north of Toronto), ca. 45.01654 N, 79.61531 W. More...
2015-11-05 18:18:00 42.588213800389 -95.009375179682 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 157.5 292.5 21 mariposa Allee Farm, 2 miles south of Newell, Iowa, November 5, 2015. One Red Admiral flying SSE about 2 m up, west of hoop house and SSW of small white barn and Allee Mansion. Weather: Mostly sunny, 10% Cu; clearing. 18:15 UTC: 16.0 C (61 F), dew point 10.0 C (50 F), RH 68%. More...
2014-10-22 18:09:00 52.7362682 -108.3052431 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 6 Donald Davis (Andrea Jackson) Battleford, Saskatchewan, ca. 52.73627 N, 108.30524 W. Photos taken in Battleford, Sk. on Oct. 22, 2014. A number of years ago, we had an influx of Painted Ladies! They were EVERYWHERE! Literally by the hundreds! More...
2017-04-11 17:53:00 42.030698266828 -93.64721934674 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 12 mariposa Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying back and forth around the dogwood bushes in front of the Genetics Laboratory. It may have arrived from a southerly direction, but I couldn't tell for certain. More...
2012-06-30 05:00:00 45.016543 -79.615314 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 292.5 13 Donald Davis The [Bala NABA butterfly] count was held on June 30, 2012. All species were found in a 24km(15mi) diameter circle centred at Bala, District Municipality of Muskoka (about 3 hours north of Toronto), ca. 45.01654 N, 79.61531 W. More...
2010-08-26 05:00:00 41.530053086573 -72.070036007787 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 3 mariposa Amy Allan, Norwich, Connecticut (New London County), 41.53 N, 72.07 W Hi, I have never reported a butterfly sighting before. I was looking for information on a new butterfly I saw in my yard yesterday and found your project website. More...
2010-06-28 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 44 270.0 292.5 12 archive 18 were on butterfly bush counted in first 15 minutes.26 were on Common and Swamp Milkweed by Monarda counted in next 15 minutes.Normally I count for an hour,so 44 in a half hour would be 88 in an hour,quite a increase going on.Still noticing brand new butterflies among older faded ones.Newer ones a More...
2012-05-31 05:00:00 50.626174073419 -95.466324327675 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 10 292.5 8 Donald Davis (Peter Taylor - Manitoba Nature Talk) Thanks for the update. Yes, it is shaping up as a good butterfly year. You mentioned Harvesters -- I was surprised to find them numerous along Trans-Licence Road off PR 314 in Nopiming Provincial Park yesterday. More...
2010-05-13 17:00:00 Red admiral 1 270.0 archive The butterfly rested on the rhododendron(in bloom) in front of our house. Barbara, SW PA More...
2017-09-20 21:55:00 44.920923 -93.175205 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 9 270.0 14 Bethgrace Nine painted ladies drinking nectar from sedum "autumn joy", red clover and asters. Weather was sunny and 75 degrees. More...
2008-04-27 12:30:00 42.35 -85.74 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 270.0 archive We had an American Painted Lady at Sand Creek Preserve today (4/27/08) (Alamo Township, Kalamazoo County, MI. It was very faded, with pieces of the wings missing. Time: 12:30 pm, some wind out of the west, about 55 degrees. More...
2015-03-30 07:30:00 42.183208 -121.730118 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 0.0 270.0 1 Naturetreker flying from south to north More...
2020-07-10 19:30:00 36.57914380937464 -118.29254150390625 West coast lady Migrating individual(s) 10000 270.0 270.0 4 robtsp Thousands of west coast ladies moving from the Owens Valley across the main 14,000 foot plus Sierra Crest to the west. Were not observed at lower elevations or on lower peaks such as Mt Chamberlin or Hitchcock Peak on the same day at all. More...

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