Butterfly Observations

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Date and Time Latitude Longitude Species Type Number Observed Flight Direction (Degrees) Wind Direction (Degrees)sort descending Wind Speed Observed By Description/Notes
2001-04-25 12:00:00 42.97 -81.23 Red admiral 70 archive Forwarded from ONTBIRDS: Like most of Southern Ontario we have been seeing a staggering number of Red Admiral butterflies. They are everywhere! I saw 60-70 on April 25 in less than 2 hours. More...
2016-04-25 05:00:00 43.2423582884 -91.112444811746 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 MJ Hatfield 4/25/16, Allamakee County, Iowa, Red Oak Prairie. Google Earth: 43°14'13.43"N 91° 7'8.58"W More...
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...
2002-11-10 12:00:00 41.3 -73.53 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2019-04-15 19:39:00 35.82430017 -115.51736490000002 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 200 0 mariposa Near Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada. Location precision: within a 5m radius. 70 F, light winds. Observed by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2005-06-28 12:00:00 54.77 -111.97 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 270.0 archive Hi everyone, Another observation in regards to Painted Lady butterflies - I saw them from Lac La Biche to Vegreville to Vermilion on July 28th (unfortunately, I think I drove over about a thousand!). More...
2010-05-14 12:00:00 39.4 -74.51 Red admiral 100 archive I have observed the red admiral butterfly here in Ventnor, NJ 08406 for the past two days. I also observed them in Pleasantville, NJ 08232 on May 14 and in Oceanville, NJ on May 14. There were more butterflies than I could possibly count. More...
2016-04-12 17:21:00 36.1661805 -97.05679450000002 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa 223 E Rogers Dr., Stillwater, Oklahoma. Location precision: not recorded. Observed by mirandak, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2924469 More...
2009-03-18 12:00:00 31.48 -110.33 Painted lady 6 archive Observers: B. Parks, P. Sullivan, H. Brodkin More...
2018-05-06 15:55:00 44.681 -93.084 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 3 0 John Shier Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, Minnesota. We saw 3 of them today. As you can see [from an e-mailed photo], this rather battered butterfly is seeking nectar at a willow blossom. ...The butterfly in the pic was one of 3 red admirals at the same place. More...
2017-04-03 16:39:00 43.3623252 -79.8123785 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 rudiellis warm 14C in the sun, breeze was much cooler. It flew about the yard in no particular direction, landing to open its wings in the sun and then flying about the yard, dodging black capped chickadees looking for a snack. We did not see it depart. More...
2020-03-29 21:17:00 26.04926434715416 -80.38335757213645 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 180.0 0 badewitt Nectaring on Mikania scandens. Flew south. More...
2002-03-28 12:00:00 33.1821 -96.5836 Red admiral 10 archive No description. More...
2019-04-21 13:18:00 44.9162814 -93.3153838 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 0 Livewombat One red admiral on overripe banana on a butterfly feeder located at second-story window level. I searched for more, especially on the pussy willows where they usually make their first appearance in April, but I couldn't find any others. (I promptly put out more feeders.) More...
2003-03-23 12:00:00 32.44 -97.79 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-11 12:00:00 45.04 -79.215 Red admiral 30 archive Posted on May 14, 2010 at 12:45:08 PM by Al Sinclair. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) numbers peaked here on Tuesday, May 11. We had around 30 individuals in a small patch of dandelions, the most I have ever seen at one location. More...
2015-06-21 00:46:00 37.80633833 -122.42821329999998 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Golden Gate Natl. Rec. Area - San Francisco, San Francisco County, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California. Observed by rebeccafay, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1651859 More...
2005-03-30 12:00:00 34.0196 -118.8225 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 0.0 archive Today, 3/30/05 a large group of "small, "monarch like", butterflies passed through our home on a Northerly path. We live in Malibu Calif. 90265. If you are familiar with area we live adjacent to Zuma Beach. Did not think they were Monarchs-so researched on internet. More...
2009-03-28 12:00:00 37.348 -121.884 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 1000 337.5 archive Hello: Writing to report our observations here in downtown San Jose and throughout the city. Hundreds and hundreds of painted ladies, swarms of them yesterday, Saturday, March 28, especially noticeable at travel intersections, and down the streets, flying in a northward direction. More...
2017-09-03 21:26:00 45.02850103 -93.32487954999999 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Observation by happleman, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. Location precision: 362m radius. More...
2004-10-16 12:00:00 28.12 -82.67 Painted lady 1 archive No description. More...
2017-04-15 22:54:00 42.2925778 -83.7643514 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 geestar3 No description. More...
2006-02-23 12:00:00 37.4521 -122.3847 Red admiral 3 archive Observers: J. Hall and D. Edwards. More...
2003-08-21 12:00:00 44.88 -93.28 Painted lady 0 archive No description. More...
2010-05-21 12:00:00 42.953 -81.252 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 40 archive Observer: Len Manning. Hi Donald: I'm glad you liked the report. Actually, it is more like 80 bird species cause I missed blue jay, gnatcatcher, and both kinglets. More...
2015-05-14 05:00:00 33.068429 -96.96305799999999 American lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, Lewisville, Texas. Location precision: within a 25m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1492349 More...
2009-04-28 12:00:00 36.38 -79.31 American lady 5 archive finally, some decent numbers; mostly fresh. Observer: Harry LeGrand. More...
2017-09-18 05:00:00 42.78122 -96.925367 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 150 0 mariposa Vermillion, South Dakota. Hundreds of Painted Ladies feeding on my 3 beds of garlic chives and sedum. They have been doing this since the end of August when the chives began to bloom. 74 F, overcast. Observation by skgray, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2007-04-23 17:00:00 42.1517 -93.8248 Red admiral 2 archive Royce, There were two by my house tonight at 5:00, they were not interacting at all, but it might have been too early. They looked pretty fresh, at least they weren’t faded and beat up. April 23, 2007. Lloyd More...
2004-03-18 12:00:00 27.6739 -82.7365 Red admiral 0 archive In checking my Excel file for butterfly sightings (soon to be a true database!), I have records for 3/15/2002 and 3/18/2004 - a terrifically precise cluster of observations! More...
2019-04-27 19:06:00 40.01542429 -105.31194900000003 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 5 0 mariposa Boulder Canyon Trail, Boulder County, Colorado. Location precision: within a 202m radius. Observed by roomthily, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23496374 More...
2003-10-12 12:00:00 43.5277 -76.2397 Painted lady First butterfly of the season 2 archive On Sunday numbers were lower but there were 2 Painted Ladies nectaring on asters at Derby Hill. Those are the first I've seen in Oswego County in my limited experience. More...
2010-05-22 12:00:00 43.957 -80.439 Red admiral 5 archive Before the the weather turned I found the following during a short walk at Luther Marsh Arctic Skipper, 2; Azure spp., 7; Red Admiral, 5; Clouded Sulphur, 1; Mourning Cloak, 1; Monarch, 1. Also had thousands of spiny baskettails!! So Fabulous! Gail Howe Trenholm More...
2013-11-07 06:00:00 30.221213 -97.65459499999997 Red admiral Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta, Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas, 7 November 2013. Location precision: within a 5m radius. Observed by greglasley, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/450546 More...
2009-05-09 12:00:00 39.82 -74.54 American lady 0 archive Observer: D. Amadio. More...
2017-09-26 16:03:00 36.10195084 -115.47102760000001 Painted lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 mariposa Observation by lonnyholmes, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. More...
2007-05-04 12:00:00 43.9939 -77.7131 Red admiral First butterfly of the season 1 archive Observer: David Bree. My first Red Admiral of the season was seen today at Presqu'ile Provincial Park (43°59'38" N, 77°42'47" W). It was quite fresh looking and quite large for this species. David (David and Yvette Bree) More...
2023-12-21 19:30:00 38.33330361189611 -123.04857876206579 West coast lady Presence of butterfly in your area 1 0 Lisahug nectaring on German Ivy. have photo, submitted to BAMONA. saw more "ladies" in flight during day but couldn't ID them to spceis. More...
2005-04-10 12:00:00 39.54 -119.75 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 0 archive Observer: Shirley Warren. I have seen the monarchs [probably Painted Ladies] 3 times, the first outside Yerington, NV, the second going south out of Fernley, NV, and the third swarming around the mock plum trees in Sparks, NV. This was between April 5 and April 10th. More...
2015-07-20 19:57:00 37.447062647337 -79.722990295527 American lady 1 Bud Foshee No description. More...
2019-04-25 16:08:00 42.54182821 -99.72119106000002 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 0 mariposa Nebraska, US. Location (within 28 km) obscured by request of observer. Mostly sunny, light wind. Observed by allysond, Vanessa Migration Project page, iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23747936 More...
2010-06-22 17:15:00 36.1068 -79.8796 Red admiral 1 0 archive Butterflies are still scarce here in Guilford County, NC, but Ken Bridle and I saw some good species in the Bird & Butterfly Meadow at Price Park in Greensboro late this afternoon.... 1 Red Admiral.... Ten species. More...
2005-04-04 12:00:00 38.59 -121.3 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 400 337.5 archive Flight Direction: north to northwest. Numbers: hundreds an hour More...
2007-05-08 12:00:00 43.39 -83.54 Red admiral 3 archive I had three more faded and worn Red admirals today at Bay City State Recreation (43.39,--83.54), 48607. I had one Lady Sp. light wear. Way ahead of last year. More...
2017-09-06 22:11:00 38.9153087 -92.3411449 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 6 Julie Stahlhut I'm estimating 6 butterflies because that's the most we've seen at once, but I think there have been many more. First V. cardui individuals seen on September 4 or 5. More...
2005-06-21 12:00:00 49.36 -119.35 Painted lady Migrating individual(s) 2000 0.0 archive Observer: Carol Albano. I have never seen a Monarch migration [probably Painted Ladies] before in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia and am wondering if this is a new migrational path, or if bad weather had blown them off their regular course. More...
2001-07-02 10:30:00 53.8283 -112.1983 Painted lady 2 8 archive 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Center at junction of Twp Rd 562 and Rge Rd 154, NE corner of S8 T56 R15 W4. More...
2010-06-06 12:00:00 39.193 -77.305 Red admiral 0 archive Subject: [VA-MD-DE-Bugs] Butterflies at Black Hill Reg. Park, Boyds MD. June 6: dogbane in full bloom; common milkweed lower flowers in bloom; 10 minutes at the rt. 121 Monarch Waystation: red admiral (abundant), monarch! serenaded by eastern bluebirds, tree swallows, and indigo buntings. More...
2011-01-30 06:00:00 34.275431 -77.93224299999997 American lady First butterfly of the season 1 0 mariposa I saw one American Lady in flight in my backyard (173 Yorktown Rd, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401) 500 yards from the northeast Cape Fear River on Sunday, January 30th. Location precision: estimated within a 50m radius. 65 F was the high. Observed by Matthew Collogan. More...
2010-03-10 16:13:00 28.5845 -81.3282 Red admiral 1 archive One Red Admiral flew in briefly above the carport north of Winter Park Towers and then left the area. Observer: Royce Bitzer. Henry Swanson, Thaddeus Seymour, Polly Seymour, and Sylvia Carter were also present. More...

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