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Family Simuliidae - Black Flies


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Black Flies
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Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama   2        
Alaska     531    
Alberta    1 1     
Arizona45330165   3 4
British Columbia1 125 33    
California 1121215134 13443
Colorado1  42 45 3  
Connecticut   1        
Florida1           
Georgia 1 1       4
Idaho      4     
Illinois  51312  1  
Indiana 12 23 4    
Iowa   10127312   
Kansas   1 1      
Louisiana 3 31       
Maine   44 856   
Manitoba    2       
Maryland 117 264   8
Massachusetts 110291912365135 
Michigan   2        
Minnesota    3 1 72  
Mississippi         1  
Missouri    1       
Montana      61121 
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nebraska 1          
Nevada     3     4
New Brunswick    36 4    
New Hampshire  3245 1    
New Jersey  1101  32   
New Mexico  154     14 
New York  161321 121 
Newfoundland/Labrador     2863    
North Carolina   11       
Ohio  1         
Oklahoma52 9        
Ontario 3  125  1 4 
Oregon    2331353  
Pennsylvania   3512635922
Quebec   11172207   
Rhode Island    2 2     
Saskatchewan       2    
South Carolina 1 1        
Tennessee4 26       2
Texas31 1711  21 1
Utah      21    
Vermont         1  
Virginia  1433     3
Washington   342 3    
Wisconsin    83  36 1
Wyoming       1    
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Yukon Territory       3    

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