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) Wind Direction (Degrees) Wind Speedsort ascending Observed By Description/Notes
2010-05-16 14:30:00 42.3364 -76.4974 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 37 0.0 337.5 12 archive While working in our yard the morning of the 16th I noted north bound Vanessa zipping by at a steady rate -- most appeared to be V. More...
2015-04-15 05:00:00 42.046849810704 -82.63117540588 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 4 0.0 12 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) On Wednesday, today, there were no less than 4 Red Admirals sunning and flying around the lawns at the Everygreen Cemetery a the ridge Talbot Rd. West Leamington in the cool wind from the north in full sun. More...
2014-10-27 05:00:00 42.032403623789 -82.596564180777 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 51 157.5 12 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) behind Shoeless Joes, Leamington, Ontario 42.032172 -82.596540 23 C air temp 25C at ground level (warm SSE wind) sunny afternoon. Fiery Skipper 5 (only one female); Orange Sulphur 46+; Clouded Sulphur 76+ (including 20+ white-form females); Cabbage White 7; Painted Lady 51+; Re More...
2006-03-13 14:00:00 34.6056 -98.4337 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 2 202.5 12 archive Comanche County, OK. Flight direction: Confined to a Cherry Tree, observed between 2:00 and 2:20 p.m. CST. More...
2009-03-28 15:30:00 37.4876 -121.9236 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 337.5 315.0 12 archive I observed a migration of *Painted Lady* (/Vanessa cardui/) butterflies in Fremont, Alameda County, California. We walked from Hackamore Ln, to Fernald St, to Mohave Dr. to Mission Blvd and back and observed lots of them flying during the whole walk. They were all headed north/ northwest. More...
2010-05-19 12:00:00 42.98 -78.8 American lady 1 0.0 12 archive Amherst, New York 14051, Erie County. Type of sighting-one individual basking on verbena plant. More...
2005-03-30 13:30:00 34.249 -118.478 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 315.0 0.0 12 archive Flight direction, NorthWest, 40 butterflies observed between 13:30 and 13:35. PST. Note: 36' line, e.g. ~200 across 180' line. More...
2022-10-19 20:00:00 36.77194610528299 -90.45766888465701 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 225.0 12 tsage 58*F, sunny, SW wind @ 10-15. Nectaring asters. Different individual from yesterday’s observation. Smaller and paler. More...
2005-05-20 15:00:00 42.35 -85.74 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 45.0 12 archive We just saw our first American Lady for the year at Sand Creek Preserve, Alamo township, Kalamazoo County, MI More...
2003-11-04 12:30:00 32.97 -97.52 Painted lady 1 180.0 12 archive Location: Reed Rd., Azle Texas 76020. Time of sighting: 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Type of sighting: Individual feeding at flowers of "New Gold" lantana. More...
2017-09-05 14:55:00 43.0748644 -94.227163399996 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 337.5 315.0 12 Matt Kenne Paints streaming overhead mostly too high for naked eye observation, but using binoculars, made counts of dozens per minute passing through view over 20 minutes. 57 degrees, clear blue skies. More...
2005-03-30 14:00:00 33.47 -117.7 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 50 0.0 12 archive Today I noticed more painted ladys. a few around noon by 2 or 3 a constant flow by ones or twos, not the masses seen on 26 Mar heading north. saw a few caterpillers similar to photos on your site. Mon, Tue Wed, did not see masses. I guess about 20-25 an hour on 30 March. More...
2008-06-14 14:30:00 43.67 -84.38 Red admiral 1 270.0 12 archive No description. More...
2015-04-26 19:04:00 42.084496573942 -93.592185970247 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 45.0 12 mariposa Skunk River Greenbelt Trail, East Peterson Park, Story Co., Iowa. 1st and 3rd butterflies: 42.08539 N, 93.59240 W; 2nd, 42.08471 N, 93.59142 W. First sighting of a Red Admiral in Story County since the weather warmed after last week's cool period. Sunny, around 62 F, dewpoint 28 F. More...
2014-10-27 05:00:00 42.03235580968 -82.596489078913 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 6 157.5 12 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) behind Shoeless Joes, Leamington, Ontario 42.032172 -82.596540 23 C air temp 25C at ground level (warm SSE wind) sunny afternoon. Fiery Skipper 5 (only one female); Orange Sulphur 46+; Clouded Sulphur 76+ (including 20+ white-form females); Cabbage White 7; Painted Lady 51+; Re More...
2017-10-22 18:01:00 46.2672473 -79.2919984 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 180.0 12 Scherdsco Have been here for a week feeding mostly on zinnia flowers temperatures have been abnormally warm for this time of year highs of 15-21 degrees Celsius. More...
2006-10-28 11:42:00 26.2 -97.9 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 34 180.0 315.0 12 archive Migrating individuals. Flight Direction: a little east of south. 34 observed in one minute: 11:42-11:43 a.m. Central Daylight Time. A cold front moved through our area bringing in red admirals, sulphurs, snouts, and monarchs. More...
2018-06-30 01:09:00 42.026157 -93.64869299999998 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 42 157.5 12 mariposa Large fresh butterfly perching on a bench and occupying a territory on the west side of Beardshear Hall, Iowa State University. Location precision: within a 5m radius. 31.1 C (88 F), dew point 25.0 C (77 F), relative humidity 70%. Hazy blue sky, 70% cirrus. 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...
2014-09-03 18:16:00 42.031492089814 -93.646361228388 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 12 mariposa Ames, Iowa. One fresh Painted Lady flying through and resting within the field plot north of the Insectary, Iowa State University. I couldn't tell whether it was migrating south or just flying in the area. Sunny, 81 F, dew point 71 F. More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 34.44 -118.52 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 337.5 12 archive also: please note..we witnessed the same spectacle the following day, with thousands more swarming..day was similar in weather pattern, although stronger winds (10-15mph) hit by 2:00pm and butterfly numbers suddenly ceased - More...
2008-06-14 14:20:00 43.67 -84.38 Painted lady 2 270.0 12 archive No description. More...
2017-04-11 17:53:00 42.030698266828 -93.64721934674 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 292.5 12 mariposa Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. One Red Admiral flying back and forth around the dogwood bushes in front of the Genetics Laboratory. It may have arrived from a southerly direction, but I couldn't tell for certain. More...
2005-04-04 12:00:00 37.47 -122.12 Painted lady 20 337.5 12 archive Many individuals in a holly tree over a period of a few hours from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm PDT. Up to 5 individuals visible at a time. (I presume they are stopped to feed while migrating.) More...
2005-07-11 12:40:00 43.09 -87.89 Red admiral 1 67.5 12 archive Shorewood, WI 53211, Milwaukee County. Single individual visiting flower garden; missing its left hind wing. time: 12:40-12:50pm, central daylight savings time More...
2017-09-06 05:00:00 44.04146667 -92.44655555999998 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 18 0.0 12 mariposa Yesterday and again today a group of around 18 American Lady Butterflies were situated around the Sedum garden in our front yard here in Rochester, Minnesota. They were the first of the fall season. More...
2005-03-14 14:00:00 33.5 -117.3 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 22.5 12 archive Flight direction: North, very large number observed between 2 pm PST and sundown 14 Mar. 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...
2010-06-26 11:00:00 43.61236 -82.81712 Red admiral 200 225.0 12 archive Observers - Randy Kursinsky and 7 others on a nature walk into the Minden Bog (supposedly most southerly existing raised bog in North America). Minden State Game Area, 2.5 miles west of Palms, MI, ZIP code, 48465, Sanilac Co., Michigan. More...
2018-06-30 00:55:00 42.027215 -93.648169 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 42 157.5 12 mariposa Tattered territory occupant perching on the Abraham Lincoln statue near the west wall of Morrill Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Location precision: within a 1m radius. 31.1 C (88 F), dew point 25.0 C (77 F), relative humidity 70%. Hazy blue sky, 70% cirrus. More...
2004-04-12 15:50:00 33.69 -118.008 Red admiral 1 12 archive Hi Royce, I had another Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta) sighting today! In fact, this time, the butterfly was quite friendly with me—played "cat and mouse" and even climbed onto my finger! More...
2005-07-03 11:16:00 42.0225 -93.6075 Painted lady 1 157.5 12 archive One Painted Lady nectaring on yarrow - flower bed on north side of garage, east Ames More...
2017-10-12 18:30:00 36.128846 -95.982748500004 Painted lady 7 180.0 11 Montezmutzig@me.com Saw mix of American (5) and painted ladies (7) nectaring on purple asters More...
2014-06-08 17:45:00 40.0378755 -76.3055144 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 135.0 157.5 11 Wings Landing This is my first log so I will do as best I can. Beautiful sunny day, white wispy/cumulus clouds, sweet breeze. Temp 81 degrees. 49 % humidity. 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...
2014-10-25 05:00:00 42.032363778675 -82.596413977007 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 28 225.0 11 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) It may be because the near lake areas have not received frost yet, but yesterday I checked a close-cropped dev field that used to produce more than it does currently. Shoeless Joes,(undev. land south of), Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington, Ontario, 42.032172 -82.596540. More...
2007-06-30 12:00:00 41.29 -71.43 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 30 0.0 315.0 11 archive I was sailing the week June 30 to Block Island, RI from S. Dartmouth, MA. We sailed past probably 30 red admiral butterflies in flight heading north against a northwesterly wind of 10 knots. They were between the Sakonnet River in Rhode Island and Block Island, RI. More...
2019-04-16 20:35:00 41.244982031873775 -96.0816882244115 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 2 0.0 90.0 11 Am30668 Flew in from southwest, landed on a river birch, moving from spot to spot for several minutes, then flew toward the northeast. More...
2016-04-27 05:00:00 41.755927 -82.688343 American lady Migrating individual(s) 2 45.0 11 Donald Davis We've had cooler weather and today wet, cool weather, but these observations from a few days ago are interesting as Pelee Island is out in the middle of Lake Erie between the Canadian and U.S. mainland; is about 16 square miles in size and is the southernmost populated spot in Canada. More...
2014-10-25 05:00:00 42.031917511821 -82.585449106639 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 6 225.0 11 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) Bevel Line vacant lot, Leamington, Ontario, 42.031789 -82.58554, AIR TEMP 17 CELSIUS, SW windy. 6 Painted Lady, 4 Monarch, all fresh (1 male + 3 female) More...
2001-06-30 12:00:00 53.4233 -111.595 Red admiral 4 135.0 11 archive 12:00 to 6:30 p.m. NE corner of S19 T51 R11 W4, road allowance crossover 3 miles NW of Innisfree. 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...
2016-04-27 05:00:00 41.755542816364 -82.676519808096 Red admiral Migrating individual(s) 40 45.0 11 Donald Davis We've had cooler weather and today wet, cool weather, but these observations from a few days ago are interesting as Pelee Island is out in the middle of Lake Erie between the Canadian and U.S. mainland; is about 16 square miles in size and is the southernmost populated spot in Canada. More...
2014-10-25 05:00:00 42.033463494278 -82.580857164801 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 3 225.0 11 Donald Davis (Gary Tetzlaff) SW corner County Rd 33 at Seacliff Dr. (Mersea Rd 1), Leamington, Ontario, 42.033447, -82.581005. AIR TEMP 18 CELSIUS, SW windy. 3 Painted Lady. 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...
2019-03-12 19:35:00 34.25352059901827 -118.61181298788642 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 200 337.5 270.0 11 LisaFebre A constant fluttering of butterflies in the air today! More...
2017-09-08 17:47:00 45.0589592 -93.387321999997 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 25 90.0 11 rudbeckia subto... About 100 on 9/5/2017 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...
2015-04-18 05:00:00 41.962772 -82.51844 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 15 22.5 11 Donald Davis In response to my letter to Ellen Smout of London concerning her ONTBIRDS posting that noted 5 butterfly species were seen at Point Pelee during the OFO outing on Saturday, Ellen writes: Mourning Cloak - about a dozen Red admiral - lots, more than a dozen Question Mark & Comma, lots not sur More...

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