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Family Passalidae - Bess Beetles


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 1 3161   2 
Arkansas11  31  511  
Delaware       1    
Florida 2 6410421214
Georgia1 2 843181 1
Illinois  1315 1 14 
Indiana  3 22 1    
Iowa      1     
Kansas    1    1  
Kentucky  51216112  
Louisiana1234 11   12
Maryland1 7129141163741
Mississippi  1  1      
Missouri 1   142211 
Nebraska    1       
New Jersey   36122 21 
New York    1       
North Carolina8 33611122 31
Ohio    1 2     
Oklahoma    611 3   
Ontario         1  
Pennsylvania  36110221352
South Carolina2  211   311
Tennessee1  5426 1 1 
Texas   2415 1  2
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Virginia4 539551 12 
West Virginia   1        

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