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Class Chilopoda - Centipedes


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama     2   312
Alaska     121    
Alberta    1   11  
Arizona 665241231161 
Arkansas   1211242  
British Columbia21213362413 
California15212126171121381022
Colorado  31  6 1   
Connecticut  132       
Delaware   4 3  111 
Florida939112 11119
Georgia1668613222  
Idaho   21  1    
Illinois21181168223144 
Indiana 55 6 11    
Iowa   891  51  
Kansas  123  2  1 
Kentucky 2631252 43 
Louisiana4  1211 23  
Maine  10123 134  
Maryland 114616121 510
Massachusetts11141381141 321
Michigan  6 43      
Minnesota 1  2  112  
Missouri133102  25251
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montana  22  11    
Nebraska      1     
Nevada 21   4     
New Brunswick    1       
New Hampshire  153  16 1 
New Jersey 32428 6 617
New Mexico  1712224   
New York 1311162333934 
Newfoundland/Labrador   1217       
North Carolina283135822 145
Ohio  241431   1
Oklahoma1 211 24664 
Ontario4 55813  2  
Oregon31314 31 14 
Pennsylvania  66632 3525
Quebec   33    511
Rhode Island     1 2    
Saskatchewan    3       
South Carolina2 3 24  1 32
Tennessee555 2235226 
Texas84111111517771010
Utah   2   2 2  
Vermont   2  2  112
Virginia 236332 3515
Washington3584431 4621
West Virginia 12      5  
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wisconsin   6 21222  

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