Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Maine

Sighting Record 1203865

Region: 
Knox County
Maine
United States
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.0270956, -69.19419529999999

Date of Observation *: 
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 22:00
Suggested Identification: 
Morning Glory Plume
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
moth

Sighting Record 1201782

Observation Notes: 
Was a really hot and humid day (high 80s, maybe low 90s); it was visiting the flowers that were part of the Children's Garden at the Camden Public Library.
Region: 
United States
Maine
Knox County
Location Notes: 
At the Children's Garden at the lower entrance to the Camden Public Library
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.211445939106746, -69.06422053610686

Date of Observation *: 
Monday, August 14, 2017 - 11:30
Suggested Identification: 
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly

Sighting Record 1201776

Observation Notes: 
Found 3 monarch caterpillars on some milkweed plants in the same location, which was at the edge of a commercial cranberry bog. The butterfly was visiting several of the clover flowers along the edge of the bog.
Region: 
United States
Maine
Androscoggin County
Location Notes: 
Just off Ricker Hill Road, along a commercial cranberry bog.
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.26739835867038, -70.2835275654985

Date of Observation *: 
Monday, August 20, 2018 - 14:16
Suggested Identification: 
Danaus plexippus (male)
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly

Sighting Record 1194498

Observation Notes: 
I found this moth on the side of the barn under an overhead light on a 50 degree November night.
Region: 
Knox County
Maine
United States
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.0270956, -69.19419529999999

Date of Observation *: 
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 22:00
Suggested Identification: 
Linden Looper
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
moth

Sighting Record 1194488

Region: 
United States
Maine
Hancock County
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.428248318282314, -68.59026432037354

Date of Observation *: 
Friday, September 14, 2018 - 11:10
Suggested Identification: 
GREAT SPANGLED Fritillary
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly

Sighting Record 1194487

Region: 
United States
Maine
Cumberland County
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 43.87064809738224, -69.9034309387207

Date of Observation *: 
Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 10:10
Suggested Identification: 
Monarch
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly

Sighting Record 1193559

Observation Notes: 
Found this moth on a fencepost during the daylight.
Region: 
Knox County
Maine
United States
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.0270956, -69.19419529999999

Date of Observation *: 
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 14:00
Suggested Identification: 
Green Cloverworm
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
moth

Sighting Record 1191700

Observation Notes: 
sunny, high 60s, flying and landing on flowers in vacant field
Region: 
Hancock County
United States
Maine
Location Notes: 
vacant field from parking lot to Great Head trail
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.3385559, -68.2733346

Date of Observation *: 
Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 15:20
Suggested Identification: 
cabbage white - Pieris rapae
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly

Sighting Record 1191699

Observation Notes: 
sunny, high 60s, flying and landing on flowers in vacant field
Region: 
Hancock County
United States
Maine
Location Notes: 
vacant field from parking lot to Great Head trail
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.3385559, -68.2733346

Date of Observation *: 
Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 15:29
Suggested Identification: 
clouded sulphur - Colias philodice
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly

Sighting Record 1188841

Observation Notes: 
First time submitter
Region: 
Penobscot County
United States
Maine
Geolocation *: 

Geolocation is 44.998433299999995, -68.8705673

Date of Observation *: 
Saturday, September 22, 2018 - 14:30
Suggested Identification: 
Eastern Comma
Specimen Type: 
Photograph
Organism Type: 
butterfly
Date Notes: 
Sunny. Butterfly appeared on sliding doors, drying its wings