Entomophthora sp. (genus)
Puppeteer Fungus at Gundaroo, NSW
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| Entomophthora sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Aug 2020 | |
| Unverified | rawshorty | 18 Aug 2020 |
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Sorry about the horrible photo but i didn't have my flash with me and had to shoot at 1/15. I searched flies and Beeflies but could not find anything that looked like this.
6 comments
18 Aug 2020
Hi Shorty, I found some like this a while ago. The white bands are actually a fungus growing on the fly.
18 Aug 2020
Nice sighting. I think this fly is infected with the puppeteer fungus (Entomophthora sp.).
See sighting at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4265765
Sorry but cant help with the fly ID, but think this sighting deserves to be logged as an Entomophthora sighting as well.
See sighting at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4265765
Sorry but cant help with the fly ID, but think this sighting deserves to be logged as an Entomophthora sighting as well.
18 Aug 2020
Heres a link to a bit more info about the fungus if youre interested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophthora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophthora
18 Aug 2020
Yes, thanks for that information tpreston, I guess that also explains why it did not fly away with your camera so close to it Shorty. It was about 1.5 m off the ground?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.304800-35.018064
- Maps Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo)
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Aug 2020 11:18 AM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Entomophthora sp. (genus) Not moulds Other fungi Fungi
Species information
- Entomophthora sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Puppeteer Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 723m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location