Entomopthora muscae (Entomopthora muscae)

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Field Notes

Description:

A fly being consumed by a fungus. The fly has a green thorax The rest of the body is covered by what looks like white cotton.

Habitat:

Found on the underside of a leaf in our vegetable garden.

Reference Links:

Entomophthora muscae - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)

arne.roysland

Hi tomk3886! A common name that is used for this fungus is Fly Death Fungus. I guess this is a small fly so the legs are long in relation to the body. A good candidate is a Long-legged Fly of Condylostylus sp. https://bugguide.net/node/view/42317

tomk3886

Thanks for the link arne. Seems to be spot on.

arne.roysland

Yes, a cool find. It is probably a fungus like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophthora_muscae

tomk3886

Thanks Jae. It did not move while I observed it. But it was early in the morning when many insects are inactive.

Jae

What a cool find, tomk3886! Was the fly still able to fly btw? Thanks for sharing.

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Entomopthora muscae