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Family Gerridae - Water Striders


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Range map for Water Striders
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama        1   
Alaska       4    
Alberta   4  8     
Arizona   2 1 121 1
British Columbia    2   4   
California 14  51121  
Colorado     1      
Connecticut    2       
Delaware    6       
Florida2         2 
Georgia  2   1     
Illinois   112141   
Iowa      1     
Kansas        2   
Louisiana           2
Maryland      3 5   
Massachusetts  2410511 6   
Michigan    1  2  2 
Missouri     1      
Montana      11    
Nebraska       2 22 
New Hampshire  11  31    
New Jersey      2     
New Mexico         1  
New York    1 12    
Newfoundland/Labrador      41    
North Carolina 121  3     
Oklahoma   1 1 1    
Ontario   10  1 1   
Oregon      211   
Pennsylvania     1      
South Carolina      11    
Tennessee1 5    2    
Texas2  1 4      
Vermont   3        
Virginia  21 11     
Washington    3 3     
West Virginia      1     
Wisconsin   1   1    

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