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Genus Elachista


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 276  1  74 
Alaska   2  2     
Arizona   2 13     
British Columbia    11 1    
California11211644 3   
Colorado   15101  3  
Connecticut    17233   
Delaware  1         
Florida 243 3  1   
Georgia   12     2 
Illinois    39141052  
Indiana    231 3   
Iowa    477453  
Kansas   1        
Kentucky  2 1       
Louisiana   11       
Maine      1     
Manitoba     4      
Maryland    333112  
Massachusetts    14341352   
Michigan     2 12   
Minnesota    1  1    
Missouri   4 1      
Montana    1       
Nebraska  1217132  2
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New Hampshire         1  
New Jersey  2   122   
New Mexico    43      
New York  1  473    
North Carolina2  95327231161  
North Dakota     2      
Ohio    2666 1  
Oklahoma14117131 21 4 
Ontario     861 2  
Oregon  32   64   
Pennsylvania1  3 133212  
Quebec    154     
Rhode Island     248    
South Carolina  1         
Tennessee124934132  1
Texas225511 1 321
Utah     11      
Virginia      12    
Washington   210445    
West Virginia  1  2      
Wisconsin    6835    
Wyoming    13      

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