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Species Libellula vibrans - Great Blue Skimmer


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama   2261753   
Arkansas    13231   
Connecticut     221    
Delaware     21     
District of Columbia            
Florida 22613886    
Georgia   2451621   
Illinois    21 1    
Indiana     25     
Kansas     11     
Kentucky    1 25    
Louisiana    16 83    
Maine     2      
Maryland    5108151   
Massachusetts      332   
Michigan     121    
Mississippi       31   
Missouri      11    
New Jersey    1114441  
New York    46663   
North Carolina   151315741  
Ohio    11      
Oklahoma     211    
Pennsylvania    1233    
Rhode Island      1     
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
South Carolina   16352    
Tennessee     3422   
Texas   15611205   
Virginia    1417761   
Wisconsin        1   

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