Ophiocordyceps robertsii (Hook.) G M Sung, J M Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafori: OPHIOCORYCIPITACEAE: ' Vegetable caterpillar ': Aenetus virescens (Doubleday): HEPIALIDAE: puriri: ghost moth: larva infected with fungus.

This caterpillar ate leaves contaminated with fungal spores. The fungus grew to replace caterpillar tissues with fungal mycelium. The spores are borne above ground to aid dispersal and infect the next generation of caterpillars. - -

Collection

Natural history

Inventory Number

5033881

Title

Ophiocordyceps robertsii (Hook.) G M Sung, J M Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafori: OPHIOCORYCIPITACEAE: ' Vegetable caterpillar ': Aenetus virescens (Doubleday): HEPIALIDAE: puriri: ghost moth: larva infected with fungus.

Object Type

PhysicalObject

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