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Isaria tenuipes Not 100 percent on ID, but it seems the most likely candidate. Sorry for lack of in-situ photo! Urghh! Dropped the ball there. Found at the edge of a dense mixed (hickory-oak) forest in Gordon County, Georgia, US. June 20, 2019.<br /> <br /> I noticed the fruiting body poking out of mud/soil on the side of a ridge. Mostly oaks and hickories growing nearby. With careful digging, I produced the Lepidopteran pupal host (not sure of species, so feel free to help out there as well). <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80802/isaria_tenuipes.html" title="Isaria tenuipes"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/80802_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=DYorHClzNtXVZCDv%2BKD3avrs3f0%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Isaria tenuipes Not 100 percent on ID, but it seems the most likely candidate. Sorry for lack of in-situ photo! Urghh! Dropped the ball there. Found at the edge of a dense mixed (hickory-oak) forest in Gordon County, Georgia, US. June 20, 2019.<br /> <br /> I noticed the fruiting body poking out of mud/soil on the side of a ridge. Mostly oaks and hickories growing nearby. With careful digging, I produced the Lepidopteran pupal host (not sure of species, so feel free to help out there as well). <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80803/isaria_sp.html Cordyceps tenuipes,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Cordyceps tenuipes,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Isaria tenuipes

Not 100 percent on ID, but it seems the most likely candidate. Sorry for lack of in-situ photo! Urghh! Dropped the ball there. Found at the edge of a dense mixed (hickory-oak) forest in Gordon County, Georgia, US. June 20, 2019.

I noticed the fruiting body poking out of mud/soil on the side of a ridge. Mostly oaks and hickories growing nearby. With careful digging, I produced the Lepidopteran pupal host (not sure of species, so feel free to help out there as well).

Isaria tenuipes Not 100 percent on ID, but it seems the most likely candidate. Sorry for lack of in-situ photo! Urghh! Dropped the ball there. Found at the edge of a dense mixed (hickory-oak) forest in Gordon County, Georgia, US. June 20, 2019.<br /> <br /> I noticed the fruiting body poking out of mud/soil on the side of a ridge. Mostly oaks and hickories growing nearby. With careful digging, I produced the Lepidopteran pupal host (not sure of species, so feel free to help out there as well). <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80803/isaria_sp.html Cordyceps tenuipes,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Maybe Isaria/Cordyceps tenuipes? Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Oh, and WOWOWOW!!! Love it! Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
        Flown Kimmerling
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        And thank you! <3 I was pretty WOWed by it too! Posted 6 years ago
    3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      That is definitely on my list of possibles, Christine. Waiting for some more input on forums and MO! Posted 6 years ago
    4. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Seems that I. tenuipes is the most likely. And this is on a Lepidopteran pupa! Posted 6 years ago
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      Flown Kimmerling
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      Seems to be the ID with the greatest likelihood! And this is a Lepidopteran pupa host! Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Nice! Posted 6 years ago

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The Cordyceps tenuipes

Cordyceps tenuipes is a cosmopolitan fungus that parasitizes insects. It is also known as Isaria tenuipes and Paecilomyces tenuipes.

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Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jun 21, 2019. Captured Jun 19, 2019 21:18 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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