Hydnocristella himantia
Family Lentariaceae · Updated October 2026
104US records
24states
Novbusiest month
104 US records since 1880 (8 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 17, 2021 (about 5 years ago) in Pokagon State Park, IN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Oregon and Massachusetts, and the busiest months are Nov, Oct and Sep. (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, Oct, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Josephine County, OR (7) · latest Jun 22, 1958
- Norfolk County, MA (6) · latest 1914-11
- Gloucester County, NJ (6) · latest 1880-03
- Orange County, NC (6) · latest Oct 15, 2012
- Onondaga County, NY (5) · latest Oct 3, 1965
- Benton County, OR (5) · latest Nov 14, 1937
- Johnson County, IA (4) · latest Apr 5, 1939
- Piatt County, IL (4) · latest Nov 28, 1967
- Pierce County, WA (4) · latest Oct 10, 2014
- Dane County, WI (3) · latest Feb 22, 2017
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