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Family Chironomidae - Midges


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 32131174431
Alaska     1      
Alberta    22431   
Arizona5  14       
Arkansas     11     
British Columbia    4 1 1   
California111778861132192
Colorado   123 1    
Connecticut  22        
Delaware 1 55  2 1  
Florida 19144324  1
Georgia  3  21  2  
Illinois  15411911125  
Indiana     3      
Iowa   9    1   
Kansas    4  11   
Kentucky   2 1 2    
Louisiana5 321   321 
Maine       67   
Manitoba      1     
Maryland   22 311   
Massachusetts11927767760271923171 
Michigan   16313    
Minnesota    12 94   
Mississippi 3          
Missouri      1 1   
Montana    2 3     
New Brunswick    2       
New Hampshire  44 311 1  
New Jersey  8372 633  
New York  4 61583144  
Newfoundland/Labrador   1019 47    
North Carolina  1516      
Ohio     1 21   
Oklahoma1 42 1 22916
Ontario 2 1188226   
Oregon     13     
Pennsylvania   11019     
Quebec  2 1 7     
Rhode Island   2        
Saskatchewan      6     
South Carolina  11      1 
Tennessee  13 3 2 1  
Texas83251514279 
Utah   14312 1  
Vermont     23     
Virginia32 561272   
Washington 7 2108713 21
West Virginia  33 1  2   
Wisconsin2312157 251  

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