Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae
Species: Ophiocordyceps forquignonii (Quél.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora
Synonyms: Cordyceps forquignonii
Common Name:


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Ophiocordyceps forquignoniiPhotographer: © John McClean
On Fly
Photographer: © John McClean

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Diptera (11)
Calliphora vomitoria (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (4)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dead Insect (8)
Fly (4)
Insect leg (1)
Pupa (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
July (2)
August (5)
September (1)
October (6)