Provisional map showing locations of "high" (blue points) and "lower" (lavender points) densities of Vanessa cardui as of October 7, 2003. White points show locations where few or no V. cardui had been observed. Additional sightings and more information on how this distribution changes over time will be added later.

The following two tables show dates, locations, and geographic coordinates corresponding to the points shown on this map, and includes the observers who provided these sightings. The first table shows locations where large numbers of Painted Ladies were observed.

Date	Location	St./Pr.	Latitude (N)*	Longitude (W)*	Flight Direction	Observer
Sept. 5, 2003	Franklin	IN	39.48	-86.05	.	Vickie Dykhuizen
Sept. 12, 2003	Burnsville	MN	44.77	-93.28	West	Kathy Sidles
Sept. 12, 2003	Saint Paul	MN	44.9468	-93.1260	.	Ann Mongoven
Sept. 13, 2003	Linn Grove	IA	42.89	-95.25	.	Marian A. McNabb
Sept. 15, 2003	Minneapolis	MN	44.97	-93.23	North	Karen Oberhauser
Sept. 15, 2003	Sioux Falls	SD	43.55	-96.70	.	Thea Ryan
Sept. 15, 2003	Herndon	VA	38.97	-77.39	.	Mona Miller
Sept. 15, 2003	Sioux Falls	SD	43.55	-96.70	.	Mary Babcock
Jun. 23 - Oct. 9, 2003	Ames	IA	42.0131	-93.6535	West, 8/23 NNW & SSE,9/6; SSE 9/14-9/28	Royce J. Bitzer
Sept. 15, 2003	Bloomington	MN	44.84	-93.30	.	Jeff Olson
Sept. 15, 2003	Chincoteague	VA	37.93	-75.38	.	Mona Miller
Sept. 3-15, 2003	Lawrence	KS	38.96	-95.24	.	Chip Taylor
Sept. 15, 2003	Des Moines	IA	41.60	-93.66	.	Kathleen Ziemer
Sept. 15, 2003	Mishawaka	IN	41.66	-86.16	.	Cliff Zenor
Sept. 16, 2003	Lincoln	NE	40.80	-96.67	.	Rosemary Thornton
Sept. 16, 2003	Valentine	NE	42.88	-100.55	.	Rosemary Thornton
Sept. 16, 2003	West Chicago	IL	41.884	-88.203	.	Barry Stark
Sept. 16, 2003	St. Charles	IL	41.91	-88.31	.	Barry Stark
Sept. 16, 2003	Morton Arboretum, Lisle	IL	41.8145	-88.0709	.	Barry Stark
Sept. 16, 2003	Glencoe	IL	42.14	-87.76	.	James Bellanca
Sept. 16, 2003	Washara County	WI	43.90	-89.28	no direction noted	Mike Reese
Sept. 15, 2003	Evergreen Park	IL	41.72	-87.70	.	Ozzy
Sept. 17, 2003	Milwaukee	WI	43.04	-87.91	.	Mary Beth McCormack
Sept. 17, 2003	Waukesha	WI	43.01	-88.23	.	Addie Carlsen
Sept. 18, 2003	Shawano	WI	44.78	-88.61	.	Dan and Donna Everson
Sept. 17, 2003	Oak Park	IL	41.89	-87.78	.	Alcuin Montessori, Room 9 Junior Elementary Class
Sept. 9, 2003	Stillwater	MN	45.06	-92.81	.	Dean Hansen
Sept. 17, 2003	Beverly Shores	IN	41.69	-86.98	Southwest	E.M. Knight
Sept. 16-17, 2003	Racine	WI	42.73	-87.78	South?	Hannelore Artiomow
Sept. 15, 2003	Lafayette	IN	40.42	-86.88	South, 9-10 in 30 min.	Katie Wadley
Sept. 20, 2003	Williamsburg	IA	41.66	-92.01	.	Sandy Wyrick
Sept. 18, 2003	Taltree Arboretum, Valparaiso	IN	41.4425	-87.1526	no direction noted	Dan Weinberg
Sept. 13, 2003	Decorah	IA	43.31	-91.79	.	Jeanne Edwards
July 16, 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13, 2003	Webster City	IA	42.46	-93.82	.	Valerie Stallbaumer
July 16, 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13, 2003	Jewell	IA	42.31	-93.64	.	Valerie Stallbaumer
July 16-Oct. 3, 2003	Ames	IA	42.03	-93.61	.	Valerie Stallbaumer
Aug. 21, 2003	Richfield	MN	44.88	-93.28	.	Geoffrey Reiff
late July-Sept. 27, 2003	Newbergh	IN	37.95	-87.24	.	Lynda Johnston
Sept. 15, 2003	Kalamazoo	MI	42.2831	-85.6119	.	Julie Stahlhut
Sept. 8-22, 2003	Mishawaka	IN	41.66	-86.16	.	Michelle L. Werntz
Sept. 21, 2003	55th and Lake Michigan, Chicago	IL	41.796	-87.578	.	Dan Weinberg
Sept. 28, 2003	Middletown	OH	39.52	-84.40	.	Jen
Sept. 24, 2003	Fernald, Ross Township	OH	39.3056	-84.6792	.	Michelle Waller
Sept. 5, 2003	Sycamore	IL	41.99	-88.69	.	Michael Chapman
Oct. 1, 2003	Grinnell	IA	41.75	-92.72	.	David Archer
Sept. 14, 2003	Dawson	IA	41.84	-94.22	.	Janey Spangler
Sept. 16, 2003	Duluth	MN	46.78	-92.11	.	Larry Weber
Sept. 20, 2003	Albert Lea	MN	43.65	-93.37	.	Allen Batt
Sept. 26, 2003	Land Between the Lakes, Honker Bay Trail	KY	36.90	-88.02	.	R & P Venable (NABA)
Sept. 7, 2003	Hawkeye Wildlife Area, Johnson Co.	IA	41.78	-91.68	.	C. Edwards (NABA)
Sept. 14, 2003	Buffalo Co.	WI	44.46	-91.80	.	M. O'Connor (NABA)
Sept. 14, 2003	Busch Wildlife Area, Saint Charles	MO	38.71	-90.71	.	J. Ziebol, Y. Homeyer (NABA
Aug. 30, 2003	Sand Ridge State Forest, Mason Co.	IL	40.2251	-90.0112	.	R & R Bell (NABA)
July 15-16, 2003	Black Hills National Forest, near Deadwood	SD	44.38	-103.66	.	Anonymous (NABA)
July 18, 2003	Custer State Park, near Hill City	SD	43.70	-103.44	.	Anonymous (NABA)
Sept. 13, 2003	Beaman	IA	42.22	-92.82	.	Kevin Bine
Oct. 2, 2003	Crown Center, Kansas City	MO	39.0821	-94.5803	.	Elizabeth Brown
Sept. 10, 2003	Minneapolis	MN	44.98	-93.26	.	Robert Dana
Sept. 15-Oct. 6, 2003	Gahanna	OH	40.02	-82.88	.	Rob Thorn
Oct. 7, 2003	Grafton	WI	43.330	-87.931	.	Jim Traugott
Sept. 25, 2003	Saint Louis; Missouri Botanical Garden	MO	38.613	-90.26	.	Ilse Gebhard

*Longitude and latitude are shown in degrees and decimal fractions of degrees.

The second table below shows locations where relatively few ("background level") or no Painted Ladies were observed.

Date	Location	St./Pr.	Latitude (N)*	Longitude (W)*	Number observed	Observer
Sept. 15, 2003	Herndon	VA	38.97	-77.39	None	Mona Miller
Sept. 16, 2003	Washington	MI	42.72	-83.04	2 (possibly released)	Gail Romines
Sept. 20, 2003	Jeptha Lake Preserve, 2.5 miles east of Breedsville	MI	42.3493	-86.0125	3	Ilse Gebhard
Sept. 20, 2003	Sand Creek Preserve, Kalamazoo Co.	MI	42.37	-85.70	1	Ilse Gebhard
Sept. 21, 2003	1.5 miles northeast of Scotts	MI	42.2091	-85.3903	1	Ilse Gebhard
Sept. 23, 2003	Sand Creek Preserve	MI	42.37	-85.70	1	Ilse Gebhard
Oct. 1, 2003	U. of Kentucky, Lexington	KY	38.03	-84.51	None	John Obrycki