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Cordyceps - top view, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador A cordyceps found by our guide Manuel Espejo on the forest floor at night. Likely on a butterfly pupa.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128771/cordyceps_milpe_bird_sanctuary_ecuador.html" title="Cordyceps, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/128771_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9%2FLqhZlCj%2F%2F0xzkPvm6rfY6SfaU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Cordyceps, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador A cordyceps found by our guide Manuel Espejo on the forest floor at night. Likely on a butterfly pupa.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128770/cordyceps_-_top_view_milpe_bird_sanctuary_ecuador.html<br /> <br /> This concludes our Milpe stay. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Milpe Bird Sanctuary,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> This concludes our Milpe stay. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Milpe Bird Sanctuary,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Cordyceps - top view, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador

A cordyceps found by our guide Manuel Espejo on the forest floor at night. Likely on a butterfly pupa.

Cordyceps, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador A cordyceps found by our guide Manuel Espejo on the forest floor at night. Likely on a butterfly pupa.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128770/cordyceps_-_top_view_milpe_bird_sanctuary_ecuador.html<br /> <br /> This concludes our Milpe stay. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Milpe Bird Sanctuary,South America,World


This concludes our Milpe stay.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It looks like a butterfly pupa (chrysalis) to me. I wonder if the fungus could be Beauveria. Posted 3 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      This is a super cool spotting btw! Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thanks! Seeing some photos of Beauveria that definitely look similar, strangely never on a pupa like this. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          I noticed that too, which made me rethink Beauveria as a possibility. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2022. Captured Nov 8, 2021 21:25 in 2F9H+7X Quito, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.