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Species Sphex pensylvanicus - Great Black Wasp


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Connecticut        1   
Florida    1  12   
Georgia        3   
Illinois      742   
Iowa      2     
Maine       2    
Maryland      23    
Massachusetts      471   
Michigan      12    
Minnesota      121   
Missouri        1   
Nebraska      31    
New Jersey      1 1   
New York      2731  
North Carolina    113     
Ohio      21    
Oklahoma        2   
Ontario      2 2   
Pennsylvania      323   
Quebec        2   
South Carolina       2    
Texas      21    
Virginia       22   
Wisconsin      252   

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