Butterfly Observations

E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
E.g., Friday, April 19, 2024
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Date and Timesort ascending Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2019-06-27 20:53:00 41.9649389 -93.9058803 Red admiral 8 14 mariposa Roadkill along an open area of County Road E57 in the Des Moines River floodplain. I also saw 1 other dead and six live Red Admirals during the survey. More...
2019-06-27 20:40:00 41.9649433 -93.9054135 Red admiral 8 14 mariposa Roadkill along an open area of County Road E57 in the Des Moines River floodplain. I also saw 1 other dead and six live Red Admirals during the survey. More...
2019-06-27 17:28:00 45.63666862 9.19772157 Painted lady mariposa No description. More...
2019-06-25 21:58:00 42.031101 -93.647293 Red admiral 1 8 mariposa Fresh summer-generation butterfly momentarily resting on the wall of a building before flying away to the northeast More...
2019-06-25 15:51:00 42.4971509 -94.1787516 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 9 0 verbiosa There are quite a few Red Admiral butterflies under our raspberry tree. I first noticed them yesterday. I counted 9 at one point, but there might be more. (Our lawnmower broke right before all the rain so it's a bit of a jungle back there.) More...
2019-06-24 18:48:00 36.0940802 -115.564666 Painted lady 1 mariposa On Desert Globemallow More...
2019-06-24 00:06:00 42.02593 -93.648708 Painted lady 2 6 mariposa Two Painted Ladies observed during a survey of Red Admiral territories. More...
2019-06-23 00:11:00 42.028715 -93.617181 Red admiral 2 9 mariposa Two Red Admirals contesting for a territory near the east end of a house More...
2019-06-19 09:37:00 46.18315929 20.40095143 Painted lady mariposa No description. More...
2019-06-18 05:00:00 35.083653 -80.06646 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, Wadesboro, North Carolina. Location precision: within a 3 km radius. I spent most of the day in the Pee Dee NWR under partly cloudy skies on Tuesday. More...
2019-06-18 05:00:00 35.083653 -80.06646 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, Wadesboro, North Carolina. Location precision: within a 3 km radius. I spent most of the day in the Pee Dee NWR under partly cloudy skies on Tuesday. More...
2019-06-08 17:04:00 32.633373 -95.460709 Red admiral mariposa Mineola Nature Preserve More...
2019-06-08 17:02:00 32.633373 -95.460709 American lady mariposa Mineola Nature Preserve More...
2019-06-06 12:57:06 38.7097814 13.1921161 Painted lady 2 mariposa No description. More...
2019-06-05 17:16:00 42.029777 -93.646194 Painted lady 3 0 mariposa Nectaring on Ox-eye Daisies growing along the edge of a planted prairie More...
2019-06-05 01:03:00 42.0249746 -93.6476296 Red admiral 112 10 mariposa One of three contesting for a territory in this particular spot. Many more small Red Admirals have arrived in central Iowa during the past week. More...
2019-06-03 18:00:00 35.2226577 -79.40374350000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 5 0 mariposa Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, Pinehurst, North Carolina. Location: estimated within a 300m radius. Observed by Chris Talkington, Carolinaleps Newsgroup. More...
2019-06-03 18:00:00 35.2226577 -79.40374350000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0 mariposa Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, Pinehurst, North Carolina. Location: estimated within a 300m radius. Observed by Chris Talkington, Carolinaleps Newsgroup. More...
2019-06-03 00:14:00 42.0859688 -93.5971996 Red admiral 1 3 mariposa Small-sized individual maintaining a territory along a trail bordered by trees and shrubs More...
2019-06-03 00:10:00 42.0865851 -93.597292 Painted lady 1 3 mariposa One occupant maintaining a territory - very fast flying and difficult to approach More...
2019-06-01 20:04:00 42.071862 -93.624115 Red admiral 1 15 mariposa One Red Admiral perching and flying around the boat launching dock beside Ada Hayden Lake More...
2019-06-01 18:27:00 40.3062736 -121.23190979999998 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 500 45.0 90.0 5 kmbovee Nectaring on lilacs that have just started to bloom in Chester, California. Migrating painted ladies were observed flying down Main Street in town, and also across a 17 mile stretch of Highway 89 along the western edge of Lake Almanor. More...
2019-06-01 17:34:00 40.01503365 -105.32547 Red admiral 1 mariposa No description. More...
2019-06-01 17:18:00 40.01423032 -105.3217693 Painted lady 3 mariposa still a few around. i think some new one hit town with that last storm - there's a lot of tattered ladies and a handful of really bright fresh ladies. More...
2019-06-01 16:56:00 40.01326072 -105.3154234 American lady 1 mariposa some tailed swallowtail and a black swallowtail drifted down-trail through here but... More...
2019-05-31 21:21:00 42.0124474 -93.74674529999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 4 270.0 9 mariposa Sorenson Farm, Boone County, Iowa. Location precision: within a 3m radius. Nectaring on white clover near the edge of a planted prairie plot. Partly cloudy, cumulus clouds, 87 F, dew point 56 F, relative humidity 35%, light winds. Survey from 4:14 to 4:26 p.m. CDT. More...
2019-05-31 18:00:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 247.5 0 mariposa Lauritzen Gardens Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. It was hazy due to the smoke from Canada. Weekly walk. Temperature, 75 F; winds, near-calm. Survey from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. CDT. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2019-05-31 18:00:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 8 247.5 0 mariposa Lauritzen Gardens Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Hazy from the smoke from Canada. Otherwise a very nice day. Temperature, 75 F; nearly calm. Survey from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. CDT. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2019-05-30 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 35 22.5 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Finally got sunny so could go out for a bit after 4 days of clouds and rain. about 3 hours in started to rain. Most of the red admirals were in very poor condition. We also saw a number of caterpillars. More...
2019-05-30 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 37 22.5 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. After 4 days of rain finally the sun came out for a short time. The red admirals were very tattered and in poor condition for the most part. Temperature, 70 F; light winds. Survey from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. CDT. More...
2019-05-30 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 2 22.5 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. after 4 days of rain and cloud finally got a chance to get out for a couple of hours before it started raining again. Temperature, 73 F, light winds. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2019-05-30 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 22.5 10 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Finally had some sunshine if only for a short time. On Wednesday had over 2 inches of rain. Temperature, 70 F, light winds. Survey from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. CDT. 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...
2019-05-27 23:14:00 39.614655 -119.66049169999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 89436, Sparks, Nevada. Location precision: within a 70m radius. Observed by bradgrimm, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25918867 More...
2019-05-26 20:17:00 44.54785723 -79.05210534000003 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa McKelvey Rd, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. Location precision: within a 75m radius. Observed by dkaposi, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26583396 More...
2019-05-26 19:28:00 36.27056239 68.03043366999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Aybak, Afghanistan. Location precision: within a 61m radius. Observed by nasserhalaweh, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25859462 More...
2019-05-26 15:40:00 38.63461054 -9.231179300999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Costa da Caparica, Portugal. Location precision: within a 31m radius. mde. Observed by maremimar, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25800634 More...
2019-05-24 16:00:00 39.5296329 -119.8138027 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 100 315.0 0 mariposa Reno, Nevada. It is the same here in Reno. So many flying by, and it looks like they are heading west or NW. I have seen more than a hundred yesterday [May 11, 2019]. Observed by Joe Eggy, DesertLeps Newsgroup, May 12, 2019. More...
2019-05-23 19:16:00 36.42397514 -115.53743099999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: within a 10m radius. Temperature, 45 F, light winds. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25646193 More...
2019-05-23 17:00:00 48.8799647 -115.05350010000001 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3000 0 mariposa Eureka, Montana. Started about noon today with about 200 per minute, maybe more. Hard to measure. Observed by Ken, Journey North (probable Painted Lady observation). https://journeynorth.org/sightings/query_result.html?record_id=1526404534 More...
2019-05-23 05:00:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 41 22.5 6 mariposa Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. It was 86% cloud covered so surprised to see as many red admirals as I did on my weekly walk through the gardens. They were feeding on allium, lilac and catmint. Temperature, 61 F, light winds. Survey from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. More...
2019-05-23 05:00:00 48.3857979 -114.06095299999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 mariposa Hungry Horse, Montana. I can report that the Painted Ladies have reached Hungry Horse, Montana, just outside Glacier National Park. Saw several flitting around the yard yesterday. They were only slightly worn. Likely to be another banner year for them. Observed by frogkcdi, DesertLeps newsgroup. More...
2019-05-23 05:00:00 41.234332 -95.91649699999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 12 22.5 6 mariposa Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. There was 86% cloud cover yet I saw a fair number of painted ladies. They were feeding on lilac and allium. Temperature, 61 F, light winds. Survey from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. CDT. More...
2019-05-22 22:26:00 42.031196 -93.647266 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 202.5 25 mariposa Genetics Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a 1m radius. One Red Admiral flying and basking between two buildings. Partly cloudy, windy, gusting to 37 mph. 21.1 C (70 F), dew point 9.4 C (49 F), relative humidity 47%. Survey from 5:20 to 5:30 p.m. CDT. More...
2019-05-22 18:20:00 42.35248855773976 -85.74275790454573 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Ilse Gebhard Nectaring on wood hyazinth More...
2019-05-22 16:11:00 43.16174830000001 -70.64825810000002 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 50 0 mariposa York, Maine. Location precision: estimated within a 5 km radius. Observed by Judy Goodell. "I read about your study in Xerces Society Gardening With Butterflies book today. I am forwarding photos taken in my yard on May 22 at 11:11 AM. More...
2019-05-22 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 7 225.0 18 mariposa Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. Feeding on wild raspberry and sunning themselves. Temperature, 66 F, gusty winds. Survey from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Observed by langabee, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2019-05-22 05:00:00 41.179753 -95.91783299999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 183 225.0 18 mariposa Fontenelle Forest Bellevue, Nebraska. Location precision: not recorded. The red admirals were enjoying nectar from wild raspberries and wild waterleaf. Last week saw very few red admirals and this week there was an abundance of them. Temperature, 66 F. Survey from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. More...
2019-05-20 18:52:00 41.8826637 -93.71901450000001 American lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 3 22.5 45.0 12 mariposa Wetland/prairie area, north side of the Heart of Iowa Trail, west side of X Avenue, Slater, Iowa. Location precision: within a 4m radius. Flying near the ground and then stopped to bask on a clump of dried prairie grass. One flying in a straight line, then basking; other two meandering. More...
2019-05-20 12:03:00 39.2452 -119.84759500000001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 6205 Franktown Rd, Washoe Valley, Nevada. Location precision: within an 8m radius. Observed by gchisholm, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25441945 More...

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