Snow-White Crust
Plicatura nivea · Family unknown · Updated October 2026
149US records
18states
Octbusiest month
149 US records since 1876 (14 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Dec 6, 2024 (about 23 months ago) in Snohomish County Park, 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 Idaho, 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
- Bonner County, ID (15) · latest Oct 5, 1968
- Penobscot County, ME (12) · latest Aug 24, 1905
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT (12) · latest Sep 16, 1936
- Tompkins County, NY (9) · latest Oct 21, 1969
- Benton County, OR (5) · latest Jan 9, 1938
- Whatcom County, WA (5) · latest Dec 28, 2022
- Albany County, NY (5) · latest 1876
- Chippewa County, MI (5)
- Addison County, VT (4) · latest Mar 6, 1897
- Snohomish County, WA (4) · latest Dec 6, 2024
More on this species from GBIF.
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