Milking Crust
Gloiothele lactescens · Family Peniophoraceae · Updated October 2026
58US records
20states
Sepbusiest month
58 US records since 1884 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen May 19, 2015 (about 11 years ago) near Hunter, Greene County, NY, a preserved specimen in EUKARYOME: the rRNA gene reference database for identification of eukaryotes. Most US records come from Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey, and the busiest months are Sep, Aug and Jul. (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, Aug, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (6) · latest Jul 10, 1937
- Hamilton County, OH (5) · latest Oct 3, 1920
- Mercer County, NJ (4)
- Whatcom County, WA (3) · latest Jul 16, 1970
- Miami-Dade County, FL (3) · latest Sep 8, 1950
- Alachua County, FL (2) · latest Sep 3, 1954
- Otero County, NM (2) · latest Aug 23, 1968
- St. Martin Parish, LA (2) · latest Sep 23, 1889
- Tompkins County, NY (2) · latest Sep 6, 1952
- Los Angeles County, CA (2) · latest Aug 15, 1894
More on this species from GBIF.
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