Butterfly Observations

E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
E.g., Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Date and Time Latitude Longitudesort descending Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2017-06-10 21:56:00 37.74329518 -122.41464610000003 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA, USA. Location precision: 119m radius. Observation by kestrel, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6581533 More...
2004-08-18 12:00:00 37.7736 -122.4116 Red admiral 1 archive I was reading your site and wanted to state I was most shocked to see a Red Admiral at Folsom Street and 9th Street in San Francisco on August 18 2004. Thank you for your reply! More...
2016-04-19 05:00:00 47.565310368043 -122.40511399734 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 Robert M. Pyle (Stewart Wechsler) Red Admiral - one viewed ovipositing on nettle, which I was happy to show the friend - one of the best years I can remember for this species, I'm seeing multiple individuals on most good weather days since my FOY on April 8th. More...
2017-04-15 00:44:00 37.44798333 -122.39909999999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park, Half Moon Bay, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observation by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5710210 More...
2015-03-25 23:44:00 37.755495 -122.3976667 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Maybe? It's kind of beat up... Potrero Hill Recreation Center, San Francisco, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1338821 More...
2015-06-16 16:35:00 37.73601167 -122.39525500000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 1801 Palou Ave, San Francisco, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1638879 More...
2016-04-02 05:00:00 37.665765 -122.39441099999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa South San Francisco, California. Nectaring on pride of Madeira (Echium). Location precision: not recorded. Observed by cae1, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2868617 More...
2017-04-14 21:58:00 37.45113031 -122.39400390000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa San Mateo County, California. Location precision: 349m radius. Observation by kestrel, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5714676 More...
2017-04-14 22:58:00 37.45143 -122.39184499999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park, Half Moon Bay, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observation by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5710210 More...
2003-11-01 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2006-02-23 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2003-11-01 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 Painted lady 3 archive Observers: J. Hall, D. Edwards. More...
2005-01-21 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 West coast lady 1 archive Observers: J. Hall, D. Edwards. Location of coordinates: San Mateo County, 0.4 miles east-southeast of Mills Creek, shown on USGS Half Moon Bay Quadrangle. More...
2005-01-21 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 Red admiral 4 archive Observers: J. Hall, D. Edwards. Coordinates are for a location 0.3 miles east-southeast of Mills Creek, shown on the USGS Half Moon Bay quadrangle. More...
2006-01-05 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2007-02-17 12:00:00 37.45 -122.38 West coast lady 1 archive San Mateo County. Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2003-11-01 12:00:00 37.45 -122.38 West coast lady 7 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2017-04-01 18:22:00 37.745675 -122.37592999999998 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 94124, San Francisco, California. Location precision: not reported. Observation by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5530701 More...
2014-11-08 19:37:00 37.73734444 -122.37493890000002 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa San Francisco, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by kestrel, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1062823 More...
2015-04-29 20:15:00 47.329079298174 -122.3238158176 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 randimal Aside from Cabbage White, first butterfly of the season. Feeding on Dandelions and sunning. Two Red Admirals were also present. More...
2015-04-30 15:48:00 47.32918110414 -122.32380508894 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 2 randimal Sunning in the backyard. One Painted Lady also present. More...
2017-05-08 21:15:00 38.80245555 -122.31398819999998 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Napa County, California, USA. Location precision: 31m radius. Observation by kestrel, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6147814 More...
2005-04-01 14:00:00 38.2276 -122.3088 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 archive Observer: Serge Therrien. Thousands of small monarchs flying low and high. Also in Sonoma but not as many. Time of day: 2 p.m. till whenever. More...
2017-08-05 15:59:00 47.706314619279 -122.29605758363 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 AdmiralsandLadies This Painted Lady was nectaring at the north end of a long row of zinnias adjacent to the Ravenna Avenue sidewalk. This flower bed was created and maintained by a volunteer comunity gardening group. More...
2018-07-21 20:37:00 37.8816881 -122.29230310000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 debsus Sucking the nectar of a Buddleia outside our window in our garden. I do have several pictures. More...
2001-02-08 12:00:00 37.56 -122.27 West coast lady 1 archive Observer: B. Kirshner. More...
2001-03-07 12:00:00 37.56 -122.27 West coast lady 3 archive Observer: B. Kirshner. 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...
2005-06-05 12:00:00 38.4937 -122.2666 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 315.0 archive Observer: Janine Dickenson. I observed an interesting sight last Sunday. As we were sitting outside in the morning enjoying the beautiful day, I noticed a "flock" of butterflies fly quickly over our house. More...
2015-03-27 00:18:00 37.87081167 -122.26448829999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1342706 More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 38.0096 -122.2626 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 0.0 archive Observer: Suzy Solis. I've never seen a butterfly migration before. That day I went out of the house to sit in the back yard for a while - it was so sunny and beautiful. More...
2007-04-13 12:00:00 37.936 -122.26 West coast lady 1 archive Observer: B. Shepard More...
2002-01-17 12:00:00 37.53 -122.26 Red admiral 1 archive Observer: B. Kirshner. More...
2002-05-24 12:00:00 47.95 -122.26 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Observer: REDNAX More...
2002-05-23 12:00:00 47.95 -122.26 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Glenhaven Drive and Howarth Park More...
2007-04-13 12:00:00 37.936 -122.258 American lady 1 archive Observer: B. Shepard More...
2005-03-28 10:30:00 37.8663 -122.2528 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 archive Observer: Shirley Issel. There are many (10-25/minute) butterflies moving through Berkeley flying north. I first noticed them about 10:30 a.m., and have seen them from the Berkeley Hills to the Bay. They have slowed down somewhat now, but I still see about 5/minute going north. Very exciting. More...
2005-06-10 09:00:00 37.8504 -122.2499 Painted lady 30 247.5 13 archive Feeding individuals (20-30) in a front yard with lots of flowers, including lavender (which they seemed to like). More...
2005-04-02 12:00:00 38.22 -122.249 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 337.5 337.5 archive on Sat. April 2, 2005 at the Kennedy Regional Park in Napa, CA (Approx Latitude 38.22N, Long -122.249) we experienced a migration of literally thousands of painted lady butterflies moving in a NNW direction. The weather was partly cloudy, 65 degrees and a wind from the NNW. More...
2003-04-27 12:00:00 47.9604 -122.2386 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: W. Alexander. More...
2009-03-26 12:00:00 37.46 -122.23 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Sighted 20 to 25 per minute. Observer: David Reis. More...
2003-06-01 12:00:00 47.9603 -122.2218 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 0 archive Observer: W. Alexander. Mukilteo Blvd. near Forest Park, Everett, WA More...
2005-03-27 16:00:00 37.4019 -122.1977 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 315.0 archive Hundreds of them migrating at about 15-20 mph NW flying low down the middle of the street. Sighting occurred from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Continued to see butterflys for the next two days, some coming from a diferent direction, but heading NW. West Floresta Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028 More...
2005-04-01 14:00:00 37.85 -122.191 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 315.0 archive Apr 1, 2005, 2 PM-3PM, PST migrating NW, wind 10W, clear, 67F estimate 200 butterflies. Basically I was birdwatching but was amazed by all the butterflies! Other birders in Alameda and Contra Costa Co. noted them yesterday. More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 37.9807 -122.1723 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: De Ann Jones. Lots of monarch [probably Painted Lady] butterflies flying in a northerly direction. More...
2005-06-08 12:00:00 37.7163 -122.1642 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 archive Observer: Joni Figueroa. At least 30 appeared. They are still here 06/12/05, all over my backyard, around the butterfly bushes, of which I have many and on the hydrangeas. It's a glorious sight! More...
2005-04-01 12:00:00 37.72 -122.16 Painted lady 60 archive Observer: Sarah Shaw Chandler. Today I have seen approximately 60 monarch [probably Painted Lady] butterflies.... but, I am not certain if they are monarchs or painted ladies. Although I reside in a densely-populated urban area, my property is on a creek with a copse of 150 ft. eucalyptus trees. 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...
2005-04-05 17:02:00 38.015 -122.155 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 0.0 112.5 8 archive I'm only counting the butterflies that flew directly through my yard, though there were others in the yards to the right and to the left of me. They flew past me at a rate of about 2 to 6 every 5 seconds More...
2005-04-02 12:04:00 38.015 -122.155 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 203 0.0 archive I counted 3 to 6 butterflies pass in front of my door every 2 to 3 seconds. More...

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