Candelabra Duster
Athelia arachnoidea · Family Atheliaceae · Updated October 2026
131US records
26states
Novbusiest month
131 US records since 1863 (8 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 28, 2025 (about 13 months ago) near New York, Bronx County, NY, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, New Jersey and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Nov, May and Jan. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Nov, May, Jan.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Gloucester County, NJ (24) · latest 1896-05
- Tompkins County, NY (13) · latest Feb 15, 1952
- Monroe County, NY (7) · latest Feb 12, 1952
- Orange County, NC (5) · latest Mar 25, 1921
- Aiken County, SC (4) · latest 1876
- Bonner County, ID (4) · latest Nov 18, 1919
- King County, WA (3) · latest Aug 5, 1996
- Snohomish County, WA (3) · latest 1928-02
- Providence County, RI (3) · latest Apr 17, 1942
- Albany County, NY (3) · latest Oct 15, 1919
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