Postia balsamea
Family Dacryobolaceae · Updated October 2026
95US records
20states
Augbusiest month
95 US records since 1898 (2 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Oct 24, 2018 (about 8 years ago) near Newbern, Bartholomew County, IN, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from North Carolina, New York and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (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, Sep, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Macon County, NC (6) · latest Sep 11, 1949
- Alameda County, CA (6) · latest 1936-02
- Essex County, NY (5) · latest Sep 10, 1971
- Washington County, ME (5) · latest Sep 21, 1946
- Cocke County, TN (4) · latest Jul 14, 2004
- Haywood County, NC (4) · latest Aug 23, 1950
- Grafton County, NH (4) · latest Sep 13, 1937
- Butler County, PA (4) · latest Oct 9, 1939
- Capitol Planning Region, CT (4) · latest Jul 31, 1937
- Cochise County, AZ (3) · latest Aug 30, 1980
More on this species from GBIF.
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