Silky Webcrust
Hypochnicium bombycinum · Family Meruliaceae · Updated October 2026
53US records
21states
Sepbusiest month
53 US records since 1892 (0 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Sep 22, 2012 (about 14 years ago) near Hamilton, Hancock County, IL, a preserved specimen in University of Illinois, Illinois Natural History Survey Fungarium - Fungi. Most US records come from New York, Arizona and Oregon, and the busiest months are Sep, Nov and Oct. (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, Nov, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Pima County, AZ (3) · latest Jul 2, 1978
- Schuyler County, NY (3) · latest Oct 21, 1935
- Cattaraugus County, NY (3) · latest Sep 12, 1964
- Haines Borough, AK (2) · latest Aug 14, 1980
- Addison County, VT (2) · latest 1897
- La Plata County, CO (2) · latest Aug 2, 1986
- Wood County, TX (2) · latest Nov 20, 1911
- Worcester County, MA (2) · latest Sep 5, 1940
- Benton County, OR (2) · latest Jul 15, 1958
- Hancock County, IL (2) · latest Sep 22, 2012
More on this species from GBIF.
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