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Drechmeria gunnii

Dark Vegetable Caterpillar at Budderoo, NSW

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Identification history

	Drechmeria gunnii	26 Mar 2020	Pam
	Unverified	26 Mar 2020	WattaWanderer

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I’m guessing this may be one of the species that consumes an insect underground? It was approx 150-200mm in height.

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Pam wrote:

27 Mar 2020

Yes this looks like what used to be called Cordyceps gunnii. This species was renamed Drechmeria gunnii in 2015. This specimen is atypical because of the partial coating of white which is a species of parasitic fungus possibly a Hypomyces

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Location information

Coordinates 150.657700 -34.699556
Altitude 462.1m
Maps Budderoo National Park
Places Budderoo, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
25 Mar 2020 11:21 AM Recorded on
WattaWanderer Recorded by
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Fungi Clubs or stalks (maybe a forked or broader apex) Clubs/stalks on invertebrates WattaWanderer South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Drechmeria gunnii Scientific name
Dark Vegetable Caterpillar Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 833.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
Synonyms
Cordyceps gunnii

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