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Subspecies Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-Spotted Purple


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama     2112   
Arkansas     1 1    
Connecticut        1   
Florida 2 1    3   
Georgia    1241 2  
Illinois    114481  
Indiana    11 11   
Iowa       2    
Kentucky      13    
Louisiana     211    
Maryland     22 1   
Massachusetts    126     
Michigan      12    
Minnesota      2     
Mississippi     1   1  
Missouri      1 1   
Nebraska      1     
New Hampshire       1    
New Jersey     1652   
New York     3211   
North Carolina      1 12  
Ohio     132    
Oklahoma   3 11 23  
Ontario       1    
Pennsylvania    71331   
South Carolina     4 11   
Tennessee      131   
Texas      11    
Virginia   3  413   
West Virginia    4       
Wisconsin     631    

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