An entomopathogenic (insect killing) fungus at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Entomophthoraceae (family) | 31 Jul 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Entomophthora sp. (genus) | 28 May 2022 | TimL |
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User's notes
Thanks to Marcus for the initial sighting of this Longhorn beetle with an infection which may have been Puppeteer Fungus. The fungus had erupted from the beetle's joints in a similar manner to Puppeteer Fungus, but the spores hadn't sprayed out onto the adjacent foliage as previously seen with Puppeteer Fungus.
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MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
29 May 2022
Entomophthora sp. (genus) attacks flies. But there is a similar fungus that attacks beetles- Erynia sp. (genus). See an example of Erynia nebriae at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/westgpottery/49169577782
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108190-35.272015
- Altitude 619.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 May 2022 12:37 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Fungi Other fungi Not moulds TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Entomophthoraceae (family)
Species information
- Entomophthoraceae (family) Scientific name
- An entomopathogenic (insect killing) fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 586.83m to 1410m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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