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Cordyceps militaris (Scarlet Caterpillarclub)
(L.) Fr. 1818
Ascomycota > Sordariomycetes > Hypocreales > Cordycipitaceae
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Bridgham, Stonehouse Farm TL9585Dersingham Bog TF6628Dersingham, Open Common TF6829Ditchingham, Broome Heath TM3491East Winch Common TF6915Felbrigg Great Wood TG1939Felbrigg Park TG1939Great Hockham, Frost's Common TL9493Grimes Graves TL8090Grimes Graves, Gun Area TL8090Kelling Heath Holiday Park TG1041Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site TL8294Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site TL8294Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site TL8294Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site TL8294Lynford Stag TL8191Pott Row, Sugar Fen TF6920Roudham Heath TL9388Thetford, Barnham Cross Common TL8681

Summary

36 records from 16 different sites
Years (# of records): 1980 (1) 1993 (2) 2001 (2) 2005 (2) 2006 (2) 2007 (1) 2008 (3) 2009 (2) 2011 (1) 2012 (1) 2014 (1) 2016 (1) 2017 (1) 2019 (1) 2020 (2) 2021 (4) 2022 (2) 2023 (1) 2024 (4) 2025 (2)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: Poaceae; Quercus
Substrates: caterpillar; caterpillar, dead; grass; larva; larvae; larvae, dead; litter, deciduous; pupa; soil; soil, turf
Finders: A. Robbins; A.R. Leech; Andreas Beaumont; Anne Crotty; Arwen McAlenan; Chris Sharpe; foray; Ian Senior; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; R.E. Evans; Sara Stones; Stewart Wright; Tony Leech; Vanna Bartlett; Vicky Rusby; Yvonne Mynett
Identifiers: A. Robbins; A.R. Leech; Anne Crotty; Arwen McAlenan; Chris Sharpe; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; R.E. Evans; Sara Stones; Steve Pinnington; Stewart Wright; Tony Leech; Vanna Bartlett; Vicky Rusby; Yvonne Mynett
Confirmers: None
Comment: 'in grass'

Record Details

19/10/1980 East Winch Common; TF6915; R.E. Evans; R.E. Evans
25/09/1993 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; Poaceae; pupa; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
15/10/1993 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/09/2001 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
14/10/2001 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; A. Robbins; A. Robbins
15/10/2005 Lynford Stag; TL815917; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
29/10/2005 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
14/10/2006 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
28/10/2006 Lynford Stag; TL815917; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
30/09/2007 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL8294; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
16/10/2008 Felbrigg Park; TG1939; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
25/10/2008 Kelling Heath Holiday Park; TG1041; foray; Tony Leech
25/10/2008 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
31/10/2009 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL8294; pupa; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
15/11/2009 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
29/10/2011 Lynford Stag; TL815917; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
28/10/2012 Lynford Stag; TL815917; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
25/10/2014 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL821941; larva; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
20/11/2016 Lynford Stag; TL813918; soil, turf; foray; Tony Leech
21/10/2017 Felbrigg Great Wood; TG1939; grass; Anne Crotty; Anne Crotty
02/11/2019 Thetford, Barnham Cross Common; TL8681; larva; Andreas Beaumont; Steve Pinnington; VC26
25/10/2020 Grimes Graves; TL807901; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett
25/10/2020 Grimes Graves, Gun Area; TL808901; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "in grass"
13/03/2021 Great Hockham, Frost's Common; TL942936; soil; Chris Sharpe; Chris Sharpe
13/11/2021 Roudham Heath; TL930887; Quercus; litter, deciduous; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
21/11/2021 Grimes Graves, Gun Area; TL808901; Quercus; litter, deciduous; Ian Senior; Ian Senior
27/12/2021 Dersingham Bog; TF662286; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
04/11/2022 Dersingham, Open Common; TF686297; caterpillar; Jenny Kelly; James Emerson
24/11/2022 Grimes Graves, Gun Area; TL807901; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett
30/12/2023 Ditchingham, Broome Heath; TM3491; larva; Yvonne Mynett; Yvonne Mynett
11/02/2024 Ditchingham, Broome Heath; TM3491; larvae; Vicky Rusby; Vicky Rusby
08/09/2024 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic site; TL8294; larvae; Arwen McAlenan; Arwen McAlenan
20/10/2024 Bridgham, Stonehouse Farm; TL9585; larvae, dead; Sara Stones; Sara Stones
16/11/2024 Dersingham, Open Common; TF686297; caterpillar; Jenny Kelly; James Emerson
01/11/2025 Lynford Arboretum & Picnic Site; TL823940; larva; Stewart Wright; Stewart Wright
03/11/2025 Pott Row, Sugar Fen; TF695206; caterpillar, dead; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly

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