Thelephora cuticularis
Family Thelephoraceae · Updated October 2026
70US records
24states
Augbusiest month
70 US records since 1896 (10 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 15, 2025 (about 14 months ago) near Emory, Rains County, TX, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from Florida, North Carolina and Minnesota, and the busiest months are Aug, Jul 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: Aug, Jul, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Seminole County, FL (11) · latest Aug 12, 1956
- Orange County, NC (6) · latest Sep 15, 1947
- Hennepin County, MN (6)
- Vinton County, OH (3) · latest Aug 7, 2020
- Bath County, VA (2) · latest 1918-08
- Dane County, WI (2) · latest 1903-08
- Haywood County, NC (2) · latest Jul 26, 1926
- Chester County, PA (2)
- Washington County, NY (2) · latest Jul 23, 1916
- Johnson County, IA (2) · latest Sep 28, 2019
More on this species from GBIF.
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