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Olive Pine Spike

Chroogomphus ochraceus · Family Gomphidiaceae · Updated October 2026

112US records

12states

Octbusiest month

112 US records since 1907 (18 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Feb 5, 2025 (about 21 months ago) near Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Idaho and Colorado, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Aug. (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: Oct, Sep, Aug.

Where it's recorded

State	Records	Latest sighting
California	35	Feb 5, 2025
Idaho	16	Sep 28, 2001
Colorado	14	Aug 27, 2011
Washington	9	Oct 3, 1998
Tennessee	8	Oct 30, 2016
Oregon	7	Oct 12, 2018
Minnesota	6	Sep 13, 2019
North Carolina	6	Sep 8, 2018
Virginia	5	Sep 9, 1999
Texas	2	Nov 9, 1957
Michigan	2	Jul 30, 1951
New York	2	Oct 6, 2012

Top counties

Mendocino County, CA (16) · latest Nov 29, 1974
Bonner County, ID (10) · latest Sep 28, 2001
Blount County, TN (8) · latest Oct 30, 2016
Santa Cruz County, CA (7) · latest Feb 5, 2025
Gilpin County, CO (4) · latest Aug 22, 2007
Hubbard County, MN (3) · latest Sep 27, 2007
Adams County, ID (3) · latest Sep 3, 1964
San Francisco County, CA (3) · latest Dec 27, 1960
Grand County, CO (3) · latest Aug 13, 2010
Montgomery County, VA (3) · latest Oct 31, 1981

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