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Orange Polypore

Orange Polypore (Hapalopilus croceus), photo
Photo: mycowalt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hapalopilus croceus · Family Phanerochaetaceae · Updated October 2026
320US records
25states
Augbusiest month
320 US records since 1891 (88 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Jul 10, 2026 (about 4 months ago) in Duer and Houston Tracts, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul and Oct. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr0May12Jun21Jul67Aug74Sep47Oct62Nov9Dec0

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Jul, Oct.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey192Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania28Jul 10, 2026
North Carolina15Aug 25, 2023
Florida13Sep 5, 1954
West Virginia9Aug 14, 2025
Ohio8Sep 14, 1915
New York7Sep 13, 2025
District of Columbia7Jun 4, 2023
Illinois52007-07
Indiana5Jul 20, 2025
Michigan51909-09
Maryland4Jul 26, 2024

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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