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Cordyceps tuberculata on moth, Rio Ñambi, Colombia The second cordyceps on this trip that I found myself. Which was easy enough as it was stuck to our bedroom window :) Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Cordyceps tuberculata,Dwarf Caterpillar Club,Fall,Geotagged,Pachylia darceta,Rio Ñambi,South America Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cordyceps tuberculata on moth, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

The second cordyceps on this trip that I found myself. Which was easy enough as it was stuck to our bedroom window :)

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    Awesome specimen, wow! Posted 6 years ago
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    Christine Young
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    I don't know if there are other genera that look like this, but it may be Akanthomyces (prob not this same species though):

    https://www.mushroomexpert.com/akanthomyces_aculeatus.html     Posted 6 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      You are absolutely right, just got this ID from FB: Akanthomyces tuberculata (aka Cordyceps tuberculata). Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Oh, wow! That was fast! Posted 6 years ago

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The Dwarf Caterpillar Club

Cordyceps tuberculata, the Dwarf Caterpillar Club, is a parasitic fungus in the Cordyceps genus.

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Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 10, 2019. Captured Oct 30, 2018 17:10 in San Jorge-Tumaco, Barbacoas, Nariño, Colombia.
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  • iPhone XS
  • f/1.8
  • 1/30s
  • ISO500
  • 4.25mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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