Crowded Cuplet
Merismodes fasciculata · Family Niaceae · Updated October 2026
147US records
27states
Octbusiest month
147 US records since 1856 (23 in the last 10 years)
Last seen May 8, 2025 (about 18 months ago) near Bellevue, King County, WA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Washington and Wisconsin, and the busiest months are Oct, Sep and Apr. (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: Oct, Sep, Apr.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (15) · latest Mar 1, 2024
- King County, WA (7) · latest May 8, 2025
- Albany County, NY (6) · latest Sep 1, 2000
- Wayne County, NY (6) · latest Sep 12, 1935
- Grafton County, NH (4) · latest Sep 17, 1937
- Portage County, WI (4) · latest Nov 1, 1994
- Essex County, NY (4) · latest Sep 7, 1933
- Chippewa County, MI (3) · latest 1917-10
- Cook County, IL (3) · latest Dec 28, 2024
- Orange County, NC (3) · latest Feb 23, 1920
More on this species from GBIF.
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