Blotched Woodwax
Hygrophorus erubescens · Family Hygrophoraceae · Updated October 2026
133US records
17states
Augbusiest month
133 US records since 1901 (27 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Nov 3, 2025 (about 12 months ago) in Tongass National Forest, AK, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from California, Colorado and Alaska, and the busiest months are Aug, Nov 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: Aug, Nov, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Mendocino County, CA (22) · latest Nov 22, 1986
- Grand County, CO (9) · latest Aug 13, 2021
- Teton County, WY (5) · latest Sep 26, 2023
- Clear Creek County, CO (5) · latest Aug 4, 2021
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (5) · latest Aug 29, 2016
- Humboldt County, CA (5) · latest Nov 26, 2022
- Pitkin County, CO (4) · latest Aug 8, 1995
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Oct 6, 1907
- Itasca County, MN (3) · latest Sep 26, 1995
- Valley County, ID (3) · latest Sep 11, 1976
More on this species from GBIF.
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