Drechmeria gunnii

Dark Vegetable Caterpillar at suppressed

Drechmeria gunnii at suppressed - 25 May 2022
Drechmeria gunnii at suppressed - 25 May 2022
Drechmeria gunnii at suppressed - 25 May 2022
Drechmeria gunnii at suppressed - 25 May 2022
Drechmeria gunnii at suppressed - 25 May 2022
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Identification history

Drechmeria gunnii 26 May 2022 Heino1
Cordyceps sp. (genus) 26 May 2022 TimL

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The ground in this area was littered with emerged moth casings and scores of these fungi, which presumably were growing from parasitized moth larvae casings within the sandy soil.

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Heino1 wrote:
   26 May 2022
It used to be Cordyceps gunnii.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 25 May 2022 12:09 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

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