Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees)sort ascending Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2017-03-23 23:08:00 33.2143717 -117.2088167 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 292.5 90.0 0 sandradee There was no particular flight direction; just flitting about among the nettles, sunning themselves & interacting playfully with painted lady butterflies. More...
2009-03-29 14:28:00 37.429 -121.804 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 292.5 5 archive Pacific Daylight time. Open grassy slope. Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph, out of the west to northwest. More...
2023-04-10 19:15:00 42.913032020724046 -85.72550296783447 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 292.5 2 Brad Ensing No description. More...
2005-03-17 15:21:00 34.441 -119.733 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 322 292.5 archive State St. & Las Positas. 15:21-15:28 - 46 per min - heading W-N/W More...
2005-03-12 11:00:00 37.16 -118.28 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 292.5 archive Mar 12--Big Pine: Max numbers 8/50'/5min at 11AM, average direction about WNW. More...
2010-06-29 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 57 292.5 45.0 11 archive Some were very faded and worn and missing pieces of their wings.While others appeared to be brand new.These were on butterfly bush and milkweed and echinacea.Lots of Monarchs sighted with the red admirals.Maybe 15 monarchs seen. More...
2008-03-21 14:05:00 34.1235 -118.2926 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 34 292.5 337.5 7 archive Species: Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui). 31 migrating individuals flying W-NW, 3 feeding on flowers, 2:05 - 2:20 PDT 3/21/08. North Hills, CA 91343 More...
2009-03-29 14:23:00 37.429 -121.804 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 292.5 5 archive Pacific Daylight time. Open grassy slope. Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph, out of the west to northwest. More...
2005-03-20 14:15:00 34.19379 -118.10809 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 231 292.5 247.5 6 archive Altadena, California ZIP 91001 Los Angeles County Latitude: 34.19379 N Longitude: 118.10809 W Elevation: about 1420 ft. above sea level. Date: March 20, 2005 Type of Sighting: Migrating individuals Flight direction: West - northwest, 231 individuals counted between 2:15pm and 2:25 pm PST. More...
2009-03-29 14:26:00 37.429 -121.804 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 292.5 5 archive Pacific Daylight time. Open grassy slope. Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph, out of the west to northwest. More...
2010-05-26 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 6 292.5 270.0 3 Julie Burrus No description. More...
2002-03-30 12:00:00 32.68 -114.62 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 292.5 archive No description. More...
2005-03-26 14:02:00 34.441 -119.733 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 120 292.5 247.5 archive State St. & Las Positas. 14:02-14:08 - 20 per min - heading W-N/W More...
2010-06-29 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 1 292.5 45.0 11 archive American lady was pretty worn,missing part of the lower right wing possibly to a bird.was sunning,eating on a purple cone flower (echinacea). More...
2005-03-20 11:30:00 34.197865 -118.12754 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 800 292.5 270.0 7 archive species: Painted Lady ( we caught and released one to confirm) Flying in large numbers -- hundreds -- through our backyard and over our house.3098 N. Mt. Curve Ave., Altadena, CA 91001 Los Angeles County. More...
2003-04-11 12:00:00 37.2 -118.25 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 292.5 archive No description. More...
2005-03-25 11:50:00 34.416 -119.683 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 33 292.5 247.5 archive East Beach/Mission Creek. 11:50-12:01 - 3 per min - heading W-N/W More...
2005-03-16 16:00:00 37.361 -118.401 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 17 292.5 archive Mar 16--Bishop, Inyo Co, Calif, 4PM: 17/70'/5min, mostly WNW. More...
2005-03-04 12:00:00 33.745 -116.972 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 25 292.5 archive John Emmel at Hemet, California measured about 25/50'/5min on March 4, going WNW. More...
2008-03-20 13:15:00 34.1235 -118.2926 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 4 292.5 0 archive Species: Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui). 4 migrating individuals flying NW by W, 1:15 - 1:30 PDT 3/20/08. North Hills, CA 91343 More...
2003-04-07 12:00:00 37.2 -118.25 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 292.5 archive No description. More...
2009-05-16 12:00:00 37.686 -121.926 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 270.0 270.0 5 archive Hi! Just wanted to post this somewhere. More...
2005-03-27 12:00:00 34.435 -119.665 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 270.0 archive The past two days (March 26 and 27) I have been seeing them in Santa Barbara CA, in the foothills of the mountains. Many of them, not as many as in the desert, but hundreds passed me in an hour. Also traveling west. Many seemed to be traveling in pairs. More...
2005-03-20 11:00:00 34.1806 -118.095 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 750 270.0 270.0 5 archive Temperature (F): Maximum 66, minimum 47. Wind (mph): Highest wind speed, 16. Highest gust speed, 20. Highest wind speed direction, 270. Highest gust speed direction, 270. Average wind speed, 5.1. Average sky cover, 0.3. More...
2007-07-08 12:00:00 38.51 -75.05 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 archive Every day this week, we've seen many dozens of Red Admirals flying off the ocean across the beach. Presumably they're coming from New Jersey, well to our NE. 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...
2009-03-29 14:26:00 37.429 -121.804 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 270.0 5 archive Pacific Daylight time. Open grassy slope. Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph, out of the west to northwest. More...
2010-07-03 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady Migrating individual(s) 2 270.0 202.5 11 archive No description. More...
2012-06-24 05:00:00 60.7211871 -135.0568449 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 80 270.0 Donald Davis (Cris Guppy) There are very few records of Red Admirals in Yukon and Alaska, with only 2 historical Yukon records and a similar number for Alaska. More...
2021-04-27 22:01:00 37.856973554707366 -122.26944215992307 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 0 badewitt Perched briefly then flew up and over house to the west More...
2017-04-05 15:00:00 36.5658423363 -115.88055375783 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10 270.0 lorhum This is a continuation of sightings from April 3 and 4. As we drove on Highway 95 leaving Las Vegas we occasionally saw ladies. About 60 degrees F. We walked for about a half-hour at the spot located and saw maybe 10 ladies fly by, an estimate, I didn't keep a count. More...
2005-03-15 11:30:00 33.98 -118.02 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 270.0 archive Whittier, California on March 15, 2005 between 11:30 am and 2:30 pm observed hundreds of migrating painted ladies moving in a westerly direction under sunny skies about 75 degrees F. More...
2005-03-26 16:30:00 34.44 -119.66 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 270.0 1 archive The past two days (March 26 and 27) I have been seeing them in Santa Barbara CA, in the foothills of the mountains. Many of them, not as many as in the desert, but hundreds passed me in an hour. Also traveling west. Many seemed to be traveling in pairs. More...
2017-09-18 14:30:00 39.955806598637 -105.57191848327 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 150 270.0 90.0 5 DaveHallock Was in dense lodgepole pine forest. painted ladies were flying and following the jeep road I was on, one coming after the other. More...
2009-03-15 12:00:00 37.65 -119 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 270.0 archive The first wave of painted ladies (Vanessa cardui) have begun their migration through Mammoth Lakes, CA on the 15th of March at 9000+ft. They were headed west through town near Mammoth Pass into the San Joaquin drainage. R. More...
2010-07-13 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 2 270.0 45.0 11 archive Likes purple coneflowers and butterfly bush. More...
2005-06-02 12:00:00 38.8022 -119.2917 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 270.0 5 archive Species: Painted Lady Town: Smith, Nevada Location: Walker River Resort County: White Pine Latitude: 38.50N (I THINK) Longitude: 119.20W (I THINK) Flight Direction: West (possibly a bit north too). More...
2008-05-13 11:15:00 46.3269 -71.9599 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 2 270.0 archive I would like to submit my first observation of a Vanessa atalanta for 2008. Date = 13.v.2008, Hour = 11h15. Locality = Manseau, Québec, Canada. Coordinates = 46,326902 ° N, 071,959895° W. Altitude = 104 meters. Observation of two specimens at 5 minutes of interval flying west direction. More...
2005-06-25 12:00:00 54.72 -111.32 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 270.0 archive Hi everyone, Another observation in regards to Painted Lady butterflies - I saw them from Lac La Biche to Vegreville to Vermilion on July 28th. Unfortunately, I think I drove over about a thousand!). More...
2015-06-02 18:12:00 42.024295556334 -93.646860118786 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 157.5 18 mariposa Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University campus. One Red Admiral flying toward the west, west of northwest corner of Memorial Union, about 10 feet up. 68 F (20 C), dewpoint 55 F (12.8 C), winds SSE, 160 degrees, 18 mph. Mostly cloudy, cirrostratus and cumulus. More...
2005-04-02 12:00:00 38.5047 -122.4657 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 270.0 archive Observer: Helen Walka. Monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] determinedly flying in same direction (West) for hours over our house and over hill behind us. Thousands so far.... I don't usually watch for Monarchs but noticed the migration. This is the first day I have seen one this year. More...
2009-09-03 12:00:00 36.159 -86.851 Painted lady 1 270.0 180.0 4 archive Fed on zinnias. Saw for only a few minutes, then flew off to west. More...
2012-08-08 05:00:00 45.4585439 -74.1406654 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 Donald Davis (Peter Hall) Sightings of hundreds of Painted Ladies, flying east to west in western Quebec were reported to Journey North. One report identified these as "Monarchs". More...
2005-03-21 09:12:00 34.1806 -118.095 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 270.0 270.0 5 archive ORIGINAL MESSAGE From: Will & Lois Fulmer Date: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:12 am Yes, Will and I noticed the Painted Ladies in both Pasadena and Altadena yesterday -- all heading west. This is the first time I can remember seeing this migration. More...
2023-04-27 19:41:00 42.029210739690775 -91.58613279005166 Red admiral First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 1 270.0 202.5 4 debbieamj Appeared to be searching for nectar plants on the ground, ignored the peach blossoms in the tree nearby. More...
2010-07-03 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 22 270.0 202.5 11 archive No description. More...
2001-04-27 12:00:00 40.26 -105.84 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 270.0 archive Here's where some of them are going! Yesterday at 1 p.m. we counted about 1 every 10-15 seconds crossing a 15 meter front, mainly from almost due south but some from southwest. More...
2010-06-16 12:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 2 270.0 225.0 5 archive No description. More...
2010-07-16 13:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 248 270.0 315.0 12 archive No description. More...
2005-03-23 13:20:00 34.2 -118.19 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 270.0 247.5 12 archive 20 per 3 minutes across a 10 foot line More...

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