Elmerina caryae
Family Auriculariaceae · Updated October 2026
85US records
28states
Sepbusiest month
85 US records since 1887 (10 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Mar 20, 2023 (about 4 years ago) near Vincentown, Burlington County, NJ, a preserved specimen in INSDC Sequences. Most US records come from Florida, Illinois and New York, and the busiest months are Sep, Oct and Nov. (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: Sep, Oct, Nov.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Alachua County, FL (9) · latest Nov 22, 2013
- Champaign County, IL (5) · latest 1960-07
- Santa Cruz County, CA (4) · latest Oct 30, 2019
- Riley County, KS (4) · latest Apr 9, 2022
- Onondaga County, NY (4) · latest Oct 3, 1965
- District of Columbia, DC (4) · latest Sep 23, 1921
- Clallam County, WA (3) · latest Sep 9, 1957
- Cook County, IL (3) · latest Dec 30, 1940
- Washtenaw County, MI (3) · latest 1913-11
- York County, ME (2) · latest Oct 8, 1922
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