Butterfly Observations

E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 2024
E.g., Friday, March 29, 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
2001-04-26 13:00:00 40.4 -105.08 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 225.0 archive Here's where some of them are going! Yesterday at 1 p.m. More...
2010-07-05 11:30:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 7 225.0 180.0 15 archive No description. More...
2015-02-16 18:16:00 34.099686488383 -118.2521877791 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 0.0 Corralitas I've never seen Red Amirals in 25 years in this neighborhood. In the past 2 weeks I've seen them daily, this one flew into my open door - got a photo - before setting it free- https://twitter.com/redcarproperty/status/567428494313783298 More...
2004-03-24 11:00:00 37.3002 -118.154 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 archive 24 Mar, 1100 hrs, heading SW; Westgard Pass (12mi NE of Big Pine), White Mountains, Inyo Co, Calif, 7300'. Coordinates are for Westgard Pass, USGS Westgard Pass Quadrangle. More...
2017-04-15 09:15:00 42.9053449 -85.330437 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 20 225.0 225.0 16 aphipps Observed Red Admiral butterflies migrating all afternoon. We had Admirals fly past our house at a steady clip probably about 1 per minute. I didn't know that Red Admirals migrate until I found this sight after our observations. I wish I had recorded information on the sightings. More...
2010-06-25 11:45:00 41.89 -87.62 Red admiral 31 225.0 202.5 11 archive this was a new butterfly garden. the other one that I had been observing from had allium that the butterflies were fond of but there are no more in bloom. This new garden had lots of bee balm (Monarda) and Common Milkweed-lots of it in bloom right now. More...
2005-07-01 12:00:00 53.22 -116.05 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 225.0 archive Observer: Terry Thormin. Well, another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More...
2017-09-17 05:00:00 39.709033 -105.14856800000001 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 225.0 90.0 2 mariposa Lakewood, Colorado. Migrating butterflies meandering in the air sporadically, but [heading] in the general direction of south and west. Stopping on ground and in trees, fences for short stops. Sunny, 55 F, nearly calm - wind from the east, 2 mph. More...
2003-09-17 12:00:00 41.6925 -86.9775 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 225.0 archive Migrating mainly southwest. Beverly Shores, IN 46301 More...
2017-04-15 23:30:00 42.9053449 -85.330437 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 30 225.0 225.0 16 aphipps We have a hill behind our house that is used by butterflies for hill-topping behavior. Since we saw so many Red Admirals today we went to the hill top this evening to see how many Admirals might be there. More...
2015-02-19 20:06:00 33.897332 -117.297101 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 112.5 4 508wingflapper No description. More...
2005-07-01 12:00:00 53.53 -113.92 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10000 225.0 archive Observer: Terry Thormin. Well, another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More...
2009-03-29 14:29:00 37.429 -121.804 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 225.0 5 archive Pacific Daylight time. Open grassy slope. Breeze variable from 0 to 10 mph, out of the west to northwest. More...
2012-08-15 16:00:00 45.0212762 -74.730345 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 225.0 Donald Davis (Ross Dobson) large numbers observed flying in Southwesterly direction through Cornwall today (during sunshine period) about 11am..100's over about 10 minutes.(August 15,2012) More...
2005-03-26 08:30:00 34.445 -119.708 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 225.0 archive Mission Canyon. Casual observer: 03/26/05 08:30 "thousands heading S/W" More...
2016-07-22 14:00:00 42.152014313954 -93.879332539681 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 180.0 12 mariposa 140th Street, 0.3 miles west of P Avenue, Boone County, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying southwest across the road, 1.2 m above the ground. Partly cloudy, mixed altocumulus, altostratus, cirrostratus and cirrus clouds, 79 F, dew point 74 F, relative humidity 85%. More...
2001-04-27 12:00:00 40.27 -105.83 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 5000 225.0 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...
2007-10-04 10:20:00 39.97 -105.59 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 225.0 0 archive Very strong southwest movement. 3 individuals observed between 10:15 and 10:30 AM MDT. Painted ladies were virtually absent this year in the montane to alpine mountains of western Boulder County. Seeing these individuals having a strong movement to the southwest caught my eye. More...
2005-07-01 12:00:00 53.37 -113.73 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 225.0 archive Observer: Terry Thormin. Well another report of Painted Ladies, but with a BIG difference. I have now had three phone calls from people who have seen these butterflies very recently migrating in large numbers. More...
2017-04-10 16:30:00 42.4507064 -85.5392521 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 225.0 247.5 butterflyqueen In the woods near our house One flying low to the ground More...
2019-10-01 18:04:00 42.03113843250022 -93.64722448525009 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 202.5 0 mariposa Genetics Chick Isolation Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral migrating south-southwest from the east end of Chick Isolation toward the roof of the Genetics Laboratory. 72 F, humid, overcast, nearly calm. More...
2010-04-30 16:30:00 43.36 -84.26 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 9 202.5 202.5 18 archive The butterflies were headed directly into the wind. More...
2006-03-30 15:15:00 34.6056 -98.4337 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 202.5 247.5 26 archive Flight direction: SSW, in Wild Plum Thicket, observed between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m. CST. Comanche County, OK. More...
2007-10-04 14:30:00 43.36 -84.26 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1 202.5 270.0 5 archive It was a Lady sp. I was unable to determine the species. Strong Migrant Flight More...
2013-09-13 19:38:00 42.029973546134 -93.638796447215 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 1 202.5 0.0 mariposa One Painted Lady flying south-southwest, corner of Haber Road and University Boulevard. Mostly sunny, ca. 72 F, north breeze. More...
2005-09-17 11:30:00 39.94297 -105.63024 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 250 202.5 270.0 5 archive Location: Guinn and Bryan Mountains (11,080' to 10,800'). Zip Code: 80466, Boulder County. Migration: Flight Direction: South-Southwest, approx 250 individuals between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM, Mountain Daylight Time. More...
2006-03-30 15:15:00 34.6056 -98.4337 Painted lady 1 202.5 247.5 26 archive Flight direction: SSW, in Wild Plum Thicket, observed between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m. CST. Comanche County, OK. More...
2017-10-08 16:45:00 42.00102 -93.62300099999999 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 35 180.0 180.0 16 mariposa [iowabiologist, Vanessa Migration Project on iNaturalist, Ames, Iowa] Tattered individual nectaring on Russian Sage. Saw about 25 meandering and nectaring on dandelions and other flowers, and eight migrating in directions ranging from from south-southeast to south-southwest. More...
2007-08-30 12:30:00 43.63 -84.26 American lady Migrating individual(s) 2 180.0 0.0 9 archive fRESH AND APPEAR TO BE IMIGRATING More...
2019-04-06 08:50:00 41.53766080199767 -90.57177766371501 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 0 Cedar County Co... Red Admiral was fresh looking (non-tattered wings) and was flying about very quickly. Landed on a bush and was able to identify before it flew off. More...
2020-05-02 16:18:00 41.24502642014944 -96.08183066793053 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area, Specimen Record 1 180.0 2 Am30668 Resting on the ground in a sunny spot of butterfly garden. More...
2005-07-07 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 180.0 0 archive No description. More...
2005-07-13 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 180.0 337.5 43 archive while the numbers appear to be decreasing, the migrants are slowly going through here on their way south 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...
2001-04-26 13:00:00 40.39 -105.07 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 180.0 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...
2019-10-20 17:30:00 41.92569088277493 -82.51367553731706 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 3 180.0 0 Donald Davis West Beach, Point Pelee National Park, Wheatley, Ontario. Location precision: estimated within a 600m radius. Observed by Steve Pike, Ontario Butterflies Newsgroup. More...
2010-05-06 12:30:00 42.0443 -93.7171 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 3 180.0 90.0 archive While we were planting our research corn field, I saw three individuals flying during the afternoon at 1) 12:30 p.m. CDT, flying south; 2) 3:08 p.m. CDT, flying between east and ESE; 3) 6:17 p.m. CDT, flying ~50 degrees west of south. All were flying within 1 meter of the ground. More...
2019-09-28 20:45:00 44.91780501899611 -93.32117557525635 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 40 180.0 0.0 12 Livewombat This is a combination of observations. I spent most of the morning about three miles to the northeast of the indicated area and saw individual painted ladies in flight. For the first time in many days, the flag near that site was showing a strong wind toward the south. More...
2003-09-16 12:00:00 42.73 -87.78 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 180.0 archive First large numbers of butterflies observed. More...
2005-07-08 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 20 180.0 0 archive individuals observed throughout the day going south More...
2017-04-06 16:00:00 40.498161142659 -95.589932795437 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 180.0 180.0 6 sbuback No description. More...
2017-09-08 16:30:00 40.82086575 -96.72497520000002 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 81 180.0 0 mariposa University of Nebraska, Nebraska Extension in Lincoln, 801 Westgate Blvd, Lincoln, Nebraska. Adjacent to the office parking is an open field. Butterflies were flying low to the ground & some stopped for a second on a dandelion or clover but kept flying south. More...
2015-07-29 17:15:00 45.3465108 -63.2731978 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 spiff tuna seen it twice 1hour apart More...
2004-06-11 15:20:00 42.0289 -93.6418 Red admiral 1 180.0 180.0 15 archive Butterfly was flying across Osborn Drive just west of Wallace Road, Iowa State University. More...
2017-09-13 16:15:00 41.001124 -98.607572 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 200 180.0 0.0 9 mariposa Cairo, Nebraska. We have seen hundreds of them in our school yard. [Around 200 butterflies were observed between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m.; many were nectaring.] 85 F, sunny, wind from the north, 9 mph. Observation by jacob4th, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2010-06-07 13:30:00 41.89 -87.62 American lady 1 180.0 45.0 5 archive No description. More...
2017-09-09 16:30:00 40.76249578 -95.38287732000003 Painted lady Migrating individual(s), Presence of butterfly in your area 60 180.0 0 mariposa I supported a friend running the Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon which started at 8AM in Malvern IA. I drove and stopped every 4-5 miles, all gravel roads in between Malvern to Shenandoah through Imogene. More...
2017-09-07 05:00:00 43.899072915037 -101.09847067571 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 10000 180.0 mariposa [Contributed by Mike Fellows. This is a point about 20 miles east of Kadoka along I-90, near Stamford, SD. Between Kadoka and Stamford is where the butterfly migration was heaviest.] "I was traveling I90 on Thursday Sept 7th traveling East. More...
2019-09-30 19:57:00 42.02631009425306 -93.61583071669276 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 1 180.0 180.0 0 mariposa First National Bank, 5th and Burnett, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying south over the roof of the bank. Very warm and windy. More...
2005-07-06 12:00:00 51.05 -114.083 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 30 180.0 337.5 38 archive No description. More...

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