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Species Polygonia comma - Eastern Comma - Hodges#4421


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Range map for Eastern Comma
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama    1  51  1
Arkansas  412  1 42 
Connecticut  11  214   
Delaware        2   
Georgia  1         
Illinois   4241555  
Indiana  4 14 122 2
Iowa     41 4   
Kansas   2   13  1
Kentucky   4151  76  
Maine  3  51  2  
Manitoba   1221     
Maryland  3111 423  
Massachusetts  222465412 
Michigan   2 441121 
Minnesota   3 54 21  
Mississippi     2      
Missouri  141    22 
Nebraska 11 882571521 
New Hampshire   1 11     
New Jersey   331 211  
New York  12391511251 
North Carolina  1 2 2112  
North Dakota   1     1  
Ohio   4214164  
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Oklahoma 211322115  
Ontario  1110210973 2
Oregon       1    
Pennsylvania  2216515843 
Quebec   2 1531   
Rhode Island  1   3     
South Dakota       1    
Tennessee  1  132 1 2
Texas 2          
Vermont   11111    
Virginia 1231 1191  
West Virginia  1  1  12  
Wisconsin  13 71211 1 

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