Mycoacia aurea
Family Meruliaceae · Updated October 2026
38US records
17states
Octbusiest month
38 US records since 1890 (2 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 19, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near Chain-O-Lakes, St. Joseph County, IN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Florida, District of Columbia and Connecticut, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug 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: Oct, Aug, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- District of Columbia, DC (6) · latest Oct 2, 1921
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Oct 26, 1936
- Windsor County, VT (4) · latest Sep 22, 1936
- Miami-Dade County, FL (2) · latest Aug 17, 1972
- Josephine County, OR (2) · latest 1958-06
- Forest County, WI (2) · latest 1905-08
- Levy County, FL (2) · latest Aug 11, 1950
- Sevier County, TN (1) · latest Sep 6, 1977
- Honolulu County, HI (1) · latest Jun 24, 2019
- San Jacinto County, TX (1) · latest Aug 26, 1967
More on this species from GBIF.
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