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National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

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Species Dolichovespula maculata - Bald-faced Hornet


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 Bald-faced Hornet
Credits: Generated with MapServer. BugGuide integration kindly provided by Mike Boone.

Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama    1 533 3 
Alaska    1       
Alberta    29121   
Arkansas   1     4  
British Columbia     1113    
California    24255   
Colorado    121113   
Connecticut       3  1 
Delaware      23 1  
District of Columbia        1   
Florida      11 3  
Georgia  2 3 13431012
Idaho    324111  
Illinois  2 1 111942 
Indiana   42 222   
Iowa  2 4  1103  
Kansas          1 
Kentucky    1 3  3  
Louisiana      2 6   
Maine   343 1542 
Manitoba      211   
Maryland    931036542
Massachusetts  112113841121
Michigan    12575 2 
Minnesota    4 31541  
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Missouri      1 32 2
Montana    21 21   
Nebraska         7  
Nevada            
New Brunswick     2 23   
New Hampshire  32 1222   
New Jersey 3  2816862 
New Mexico    2     1 
New York2 113115271891 
North Carolina   3 346252 
North Dakota    1 22    
Nova Scotia        1   
Ohio    63113141 
Oklahoma         1  
Ontario  4 21625161  
Oregon   32 421197 2
Pennsylvania  1 1738183346 
Quebec   2  57 4  
Rhode Island     6      
Saskatchewan     7 522  
South Carolina       1    
South Dakota      3     
Tennessee   23  1011  
Texas        2   
Utah     1 312  
Vermont      1 6   
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Virginia   11548222 
Washington    4 921631 
West Virginia    1  4 7  
Wisconsin   23351311121 
Yukon Territory      31    

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