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Species Sphex pensylvanicus - Great Black Digger Wasp


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 Great Black Digger Wasp
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama        12  
Arizona   3     5  
Arkansas       23   
California     33 1   
Colorado       51   
Connecticut       158   
Delaware       12   
Florida    1  1210   
Georgia      318   
Illinois      16196   
Indiana      66    
Iowa      1111    
Kansas      32    
Kentucky       6    
Louisiana      824   
Maine      391   
Manitoba       2    
Maryland      18916   
Massachusetts      11223   
Michigan      55    
Minnesota      1692   
Missouri      1211   
Nebraska     244    
New Brunswick       1    
New Hampshire      34    
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New Jersey      4611  
New Mexico       5    
New York      132671  
North Carolina    112161   
North Dakota       3    
Ohio      1235   
Oklahoma        4   
Ontario      25209   
Oregon        3   
Pennsylvania      8182   
Quebec       42   
Rhode Island      7 1   
South Carolina      452   
South Dakota      11    
Tennessee      6     
Texas      47171  
Vermont       31   
Virginia      626   
West Virginia      2     
Wisconsin      7116   

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