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Genus Sphex


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama     771153  
Arizona   514410181611  
Arkansas      1510   
British Columbia       42   
California1  138471013110   
Colorado     3792   
Connecticut      5179   
Delaware       44   
Florida512152392754431556
Georgia  1 2131120272  
Idaho      111   
Illinois     336369   
Indiana     579    
Iowa      26132   
Kansas      45    
Kentucky       169   
Louisiana      17183514 1
Maine     18332   
Manitoba       2    
Maryland     6455640   
Massachusetts     1283481  
Michigan      7101   
Minnesota      19105   
Mississippi    8 1     
Missouri      2148   
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montana      315   
Nebraska     47131   
Nevada     2333   
New Brunswick       1    
New Hampshire      411    
New Jersey      1511322 
New Mexico     11261   
New York      325192  
North Carolina    3104433201 1
North Dakota      23    
Ohio      371523   
Oklahoma     3310121  
Ontario     13839133  
Oregon      11254   
Pennsylvania     32335152  
Quebec       43   
Rhode Island      1224   
Saskatchewan      21    
South Carolina     759741 
South Dakota      451   
Tennessee     114712   
Texas  181218325244434 
Utah      102 3  
Vermont      341   
Virginia     1393425   
Washington     43635   
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
West Virginia      5 6   
Wisconsin     121307   
Wyoming       2    

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