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Superfamily Blattoidea


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 Blattoidea
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
Alabama3 1 49761274
Arizona791610950833936142222
Arkansas  1 112  7  
British Columbia 3 2   12131  
California16132515445231336150388
Colorado  22214     
Delaware   6        
District of Columbia    22 3    
Florida282521392542152613221316
Georgia 26810278574 
Idaho      2     
Illinois  1661431   
Indiana3 211  7 1  
Iowa11     1 1  
Kansas 1123 52  1 
Kentucky   2        
Louisiana13511 11  11
Maine1           
Maryland 5120181912  23
Massachusetts   621824 325
Michigan    2     1 
Minnesota        1   
Mississippi1   111    6
Missouri 1 4 9171   
Nebraska  232   1   
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nevada  11    32  
New Hampshire  1413    11 
New Jersey  16511  110 
New Mexico 2873684    
New York1 91481468133
North Carolina3211108312119105 
North Dakota      1     
Ohio1  3  2     
Oklahoma7817  3222  
Ontario     1  1 1 
Oregon72 36117169  
Pennsylvania1 42141215   
Rhode Island   1 4 2    
Saskatchewan            
South Carolina142521 1 74 
Tennessee33316825    
Texas421312325424403318312722
Utah 241  4 3   
Virginia 597856651 4
Washington 3  25 118861 
West Virginia  11   21   
Wisconsin     1      
Wyoming   2        

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