Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitudesort ascending Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2005-07-09 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5 180.0 29 archive No description. More...
2012-08-26 05:00:00 50.970643989249 -114.11810086249 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Donald Davis (Ian Maton) There was one Red Admiral in my Southwest Calgary bait trap this morning. Ca. 50.96782 N, 114.11822 W) More...
2020-11-18 13:30:00 50.9705839880586 13.783093930687755 Red admiral Specimen Record 1 0 Sven Wagner Basking female on tree More...
2005-07-05 12:00:00 50.95 -114.58 Painted lady 200 archive Just to let you know we have hundreds of Painted Ladies here this July 05. Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada, T0L 0K0. We are close to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lynn Myette More...
2001-07-07 10:45:00 50.95 -114.6667 Red admiral 1 0 archive 10:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. More...
2005-08-28 12:00:00 50.95 -116.03 Painted lady 0 archive Amazing number of butterflies and moths nectaring on the roadside thistles in K Country yesterday west of calgary. I've put images of the ones I could sneak up on in my folder (Nora Bryan). Lots of pristine Painted Ladies and more as caterpillars on the thistle. More...
2005-06-20 12:00:00 50.936 -113.3365 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 337.5 5 archive Hello from Alberta. Occasionally we get painted lady butterflies in great numbers up here. This appears to be one of those years. I have seen painted lady butterflies in large numbers from Calgary through Strathmore and out to Brooks Alberta in the past two days. More...
2005-06-19 13:00:00 50.936 -113.3365 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 337.5 225.0 5 archive Hello from Alberta. Occasionally we get painted lady butterflies in great numbers up here. This appears to be one of those years. I have seen painted lady butterflies in large numbers from Calgary through Strathmore and out to Brooks Alberta in the past two days. More...
2010-06-08 12:00:00 50.91 -97.22 Painted lady 0 archive Hi Royce, Sorry for not including the dates. They would be as follows: Minnedosa: 16 June 2010 (Red Admiral), Arborg: 08 June 2010 (Painted Lady).... I’ve seen Painted Ladies up as far north as Arborg, MB (about 80 km north of Winnipeg) but there were no Red Admirals at that location. More...
2010-06-20 12:00:00 50.89 -109.65 Red admiral 5 archive Hi Bugsters, Algae, We were in Leader, Saskatchewan, for the weekend, and on the way back into Alberta I noticed a few red admirables (Vanessa atalanta) crossing the roads. More...
2005-06-11 12:00:00 50.87 -110.27 Painted lady 3 archive Observer: Randy Dzenkiw. An update on painted ladies sightings -- we've started to see them in the Bindloss area over the last few days. Two butterflies June 10 at Princess Springs in the Remount community pasture, and three more June 11 at the kangaroo rat house by the old ferry road! More...
2005-06-10 12:00:00 50.87 -110.27 Painted lady 2 archive Observer: Randy Dzenkiw. An update on painted ladies sightings -- we've started to see them in the Bindloss area over the last few days. Two butterflies June 10 at Princess Springs in the Remount community pasture, and three more June 11 at the kangaroo rat house by the old ferry road! More...
2005-06-15 12:00:00 50.87 -110.27 Painted lady 50 archive Observer: Randy Dzenkiw. Hi Bugsters part 3, After noticing those first few painted ladies near Bindloss, I went looking for them specifically and found dozens at one spot along the road that they seemed to be attracted to. More...
2001-07-16 09:30:00 50.7617 -111.5183 Painted lady 15 270.0 5 archive 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. NW Corner S1 T21 R12 W4. More...
2001-07-16 09:30:00 50.76167 -111.5183 Red admiral 2 270.0 5 archive 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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...
2005-10-23 12:00:00 50.67 -114.28 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 archive seen west of Turner Valley at Windy Point, edge of mountains, from top of hill, migrating south More...
2012-05-17 05:00:00 50.6582674 -99.973418700004 Red admiral Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 100 Donald Davis (Ken Kingdon, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba) This spring had the earliest monarch migration I have seen in this area. I saw my first two on May 16, and by May 17th I had seen at least 20 adults. 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...
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...
2017-06-19 17:00:00 50.599444 -114.987778 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Calypso No description. More...
2005-08-09 12:00:00 50.32 -119.25 Painted lady 200 225.0 archive On August 2 our garden filled with Painted Ladies, Vanessa cardui.. There are dozens of them here. They spend most of the day on the Echinacea, some like the cosmos. Initially they were quite pale especially with their wings folded but have become brighter. More...
2005-08-02 12:00:00 50.32 -119.25 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 200 225.0 archive On August 2 our garden filled with Painted Ladies, Vanessa cardui.. There are dozens of them here. They spend most of the day on the Echinacea, some like the cosmos. Initially they were quite pale especially with their wings folded but have become brighter. More...
2010-06-16 12:00:00 50.25 -99.84 Red admiral 1 archive Hi Royce, I have another sighting of the Red Admiral for you. This one would be Minnedosa, MB. Approximately 200 km west of Winnipeg and 50 km North of Brandon, MB near the junction of highways 10 and 16. It was a single individual. Cheers, Brent More...
2001-06-16 14:00:00 50.045 -110.65 Red admiral 5 270.0 3 archive 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Police Point Park Interpretive Centre. More...
2012-06-16 05:00:00 50.0405486 -110.6764258 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 20 Donald Davis (Janet Scott) I think I posted early in June that they were here in Medicine Hat [Alberta]. There are plenty of them. Even more as of last weekend [June 16/17] as the Butterfly House released some as part of their official opening. More...
2012-05-31 05:00:00 50.0405486 -110.6764258 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 Donald Davis (Janet Scott) I think I posted early in June that they were here in Medicine Hat [Alberta]. There are plenty of them. Even more as of last weekend [June 16/17] as the Butterfly House released some as part of their official opening. More...
2012-08-26 05:00:00 50.0405486 -110.6764258 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 20 Donald Davis (Janet Scott) Hi Chris, I've had many fresh Red Admirals in my yard for about a week now. They are all over my yard on flowers and I'm letting lots out of my bait trap Jan More...
2010-05-26 11:00:00 49.99 -96.85 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0.0 180.0 archive Vanessa Atalanta. First of the season, Healthy, Bright colours. Single one heading north. Chris Goodwin, Near Winnipeg MB Canada at 97 west 50 north More...
2010-05-30 12:00:00 49.94568 -98.42222 Red admiral 1 archive Hello Dr. Bitzer, I'm on the Biological Survey listserv and it was cited there that you were wanting reports of sightings of Red Admirals. I saw one of your critters today just west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. More...
2010-05-28 12:00:00 49.914 -97.546 Red admiral 2 archive Hello Dr. Royce Bitzer, We live at St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba. Donald Davis said you are looking for red admiral sightings. My husband saw two of them on May 28 and I saw one last night, May 31. Tannis More...
2010-05-31 12:00:00 49.91 -97.55 Red admiral 1 archive Hello Dr. Royce Bitzer, We live at St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba. Donald Davis said you are looking for red admiral sightings. My husband saw two of them on May 28 and I saw one last night, May 31. Tannis More...
2007-05-25 12:00:00 49.908 -97.106 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Hi Rob and all, Yes, I saw my first Monarchs yesterday (May 31/07) in my yard in Elmwood, Winnipeg, as well! The winds must have been favorable! Yesterday also brought forth a tiger swallowtail (just one). More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.90051 -97.06408 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Hi all, Saw a Red Admiral chasing a Monarch at the Taxation Center mini lilacs southeast side of the bldg. The Pembina Hwy & S. Bishop Grandin bus stop there were two Red Admirals flying around the bus shelter and the mini lilacs behind it. More...
2016-07-01 17:00:00 49.8997541 -97.137493700004 American lady First butterfly of the season, Presence of butterfly in your area 1 chris goodwin No description. More...
2012-05-05 05:00:00 49.895136 -97.13837439999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 Donald Davis "I’m pretty sure I have one swamp milkweed sprouting up. It’s still very small, and out of my dozens of plants there is only one so far. I’m sure it won’t be long, because the weather has been unseasonably warm for months. More...
2005-06-19 14:00:00 49.8844 -97.1464 Painted lady 1 archive We identified a Painted Lady Butterfly on Sunday, June 19th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (it flew through our back yard) at about 2 pm and the weather was very warm - 29C. More...
2010-05-29 12:00:00 49.88 -97.17 Red admiral 1 archive Greetings Dr. Bitzer. I received a note that you were collecting Red Admiral records. I observed one specimen in my front yard in Winnipeg on May 29, the morning after a violent rain and wind event which dropped several inches of water on the city. More...
2005-09-13 12:00:00 49.88 -119.48 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 archive No description. More...
2005-09-09 12:00:00 49.88 -119.48 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 180.0 archive continually seen migrating all day, stopping to feed on zinnias. More...
2008-04-20 12:00:00 49.88 -97.15 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Larry de March, C 2008, Photo #178064. Might be an early record. "Butterflies of Manitoba" 1989 gives May 4 as early date. [Partly worn to worn individual] More...
2010-05-31 12:00:00 49.869 -97.24099999999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer. I sent in a Red Admiral observation in today, from Winnipeg, and on leaving the Zoo this afternoon, I spotted two more, and then arriving home, there were half-a-dozen in our garden, which has some butterfly-attracting plants, but not yet in bloom. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.818 -97.151 Red admiral 2 archive Hi all, Saw a Red Admiral chasing a Monarch at the Taxation Center mini lilacs southeast side of the bldg. The Pembina Hwy & S. Bishop Grandin bus stop there were two Red Admirals flying around the bus shelter and the mini lilacs behind it. More...
2003-05-11 12:00:00 49.81 -103.66 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.80764 -97.12978 Red admiral 2 archive Hi all, Saw a Red Admiral chasing a Monarch at the Taxation Center mini lilacs southeast side of the bldg. The Pembina Hwy & S. Bishop Grandin bus stop there were two Red Admirals flying around the bus shelter and the mini lilacs behind it. More...
2005-09-17 17:00:00 49.767 -57.817 Painted lady 1 archive fresh individual (ie. not an old individual) More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.71 -97.198 Red admiral 45 archive Dear Dr. Bitzer, In an email from Donald Davis regarding Monarch butterflies he indicated you were looking for sightings of the Red Admiral. More...
2010-06-03 12:00:00 49.70861 -97.19657 Painted lady 0 archive Howdy, Yes, Painted Ladies were in the same location at the same time. I’ve seen Painted Ladies up as far north as Arborg, MB (about 80 km north of Winnipeg) but there were no Red Admirals at that location. There was a subtle difference in location in the areas though. More...
2005-06-16 16:30:00 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. More...
2005-06-16 12:00:00 49.7 -112.82 Painted lady 100 archive Monarchs are sometimes found in southern Alberta, and I'm hoping for some sightings from the Lethbridge area. Southern Alberta has been dealing with very wet conditions and flooding. However, the painted ladies are doing very well! More...

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