Cordycipitaceae

Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Lepidoptera. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: growing from moth pupa in moss. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.

Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Lepidoptera. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: growing from moth pupa in moss. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.

Longitude (deg): -0.6. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Lepidoptera. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "growing from mummified caterpillar, on woodland ride". Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".

Longitude (deg): -0.6. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Lepidoptera. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "growing from mummified caterpillar, on woodland ride". Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".

Longitude (deg): -0.7. Latitude (deg): 51.0. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 10' N. Vice county name: Surrey. Vice county no.: 17. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".

Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

Longitude (deg): -0.5. Latitude (deg): 50.8. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Identified by: Henry Bekker. Comment: on moth buried pupa. Category: standard photograph or close-up. Photographic equipment used: Nikon Coolpix 950.

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The fungus forms 18 cm high, club-shaped and orange/red fruiting bodies, which infect Lepidoptera larvae and then grow out of them. Seen in a Worcestershire Churchyard

While working in my garden today I discovered this Cordyceps militaris fungus (Caterpillar Killer / Rupsendoder). It is not the most beautiful fungus and thats for sure. This particular Cordyceps militaris is about 2,5 cm in size.This is an extraordinary fungus that parasitises and kills moth pupae. It is an ascomycete that invades the pupae in the ground. Eventually the fungus will fruit sending out unmistakable bright orange fruiting bodies above the ground.Uit Wikipedia:De rupsendoder (Cordyceps militaris) is een paddenstoel uit de klasse van de Sordariomycetes, familie Corcycipitaceae.De zwam wordt 2 tot 6 centimeter hoog, en is een half tot 1 centimeter dik. De kleur van de zwam is oranjegeel tot oranje, de steel is meestal wat bleker. Op de hoed bevinden zich fijne wratjes. De zwam groeit op poppen van vlinders in diverse biotopen. In Nederland is de soort vrij algemeen.

The fungus forms 18 cm high, club-shaped and orange/red fruiting bodies, which infect Lepidoptera larvae and then grow out of them. Seen in a Worcestershire Churchyard

Scientific Name: Cordyceps militaris (L. ex St. Amans) LinkCommon Name: Trooping CordycepsCertainty: positive (notes)Location: Southern Appalachians; Smokies; CabinCoveDate: 20060715Perfect example, complete with pupal host. This is a fascinating fungus, considered to be a real find, as it grows exclusively on buried pupae of insects! However, a day or two after a good midsummer rain in the Smokies I can almost guarantee several sightings on a casual stroll through damp hardwood forest.

Even though it's not the best photo, you can clearly see the classic, graceful form of this Isaria species.Photographed by my husband, Chris Ryan, in the Botanical Garden Reserve at Straun, on the Hogarth Falls walk.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS

This one had me stumped for quite a while. I now think it could be a Paecilomyces species, most likely Paecilomyces tenuipes as that is the species recorded in Tasmania. Fuhrer states in his field guide that it parasitises beetle larvae. There were two of them "growing" on this fern tree trunk, see here: www.flickr.com/photos/gugglebun/15297872277/in/set-721576...Photographed in the Botanical Garden Reserve at Straun, on the Hogarth Falls walk.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS

This one had me stumped for quite a while. I now think it could be a Paecilomyces species, most likely Paecilomyces tenuipes as that is the species recorded in Tasmania. Fuhrer states in his field guide that it parasitises beetle larvae. As you can see, there were two of them "growing" on this fern tree trunk.Photographed by my husband, Chris Ryan, in the Botanical Garden Reserve at Straun, on the Hogarth Falls walk.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS