Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales	Family: Cordycipitaceae
Species: Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Clavaria militaris Sphaeria militaris Torrubia militaris

Common Name:

Scarlet Caterpillarclub

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On moth larvae

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Lepidoptera (5) Fagus sylvatica (2) Hepialus (2) Insecta (2) Tsuga (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (10) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Woodland and scrub (6) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Bog (2) Calcareous grassland (2) Dry dwarf shrub heath: acid (2) Grassland and marsh (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Acid grassland (1) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Built-up areas (1) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Heathland: wet heath/acid grassland mosaic, upland (1) Mire: upland raised bog, open Sphagnum carpets (1) Montane heath/dwarf forb (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Pupa (24) Soil (13) Dead Insect (8) Soil Grassy (6) Soil Mossy (3) Stem (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) March (4) August (1) September (16) October (46) November (40) December (2)