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Possible 2026 BugGuide gathering in Texas?

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

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Family Heterotermitidae - Subterranean Termites


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

Contributed Images Map No Images   Images
Range map for Subterranean Termites
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 31     1
Arizona57  121761221
Arkansas  1 1    3  
British Columbia       54   
California43138159 5630191
Colorado  22214     
Delaware   6        
District of Columbia    2       
Florida1018139613 1 153
Georgia 15741154 3 
Illinois   64  2    
Indiana3  11  7 1  
Iowa       1    
Kansas  123 5   1 
Kentucky   2        
Louisiana13  1       
Maryland 511917131   13
Massachusetts   621721 322
Michigan    2       
Mississippi      1    6
Missouri 1 3   3    
Nebraska  232       
Nevada  1         
New Hampshire  1413       
New Jersey  1551   110 
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New Mexico 28         
New York   108 312 1 
North Carolina1 74423  4  
North Dakota      1     
Ohio1  3        
Oklahoma4617   222  
Oregon   24   5   
Pennsylvania1 42121  5   
Rhode Island   1 4 2    
South Carolina 3 3        
Tennessee233 2       
Texas9251611724312310
Utah 24   2     
Virginia 55475 5   2
Washington 1  6  611  
West Virginia  11        
Wyoming   2        

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