Intersting post here. I am just now catching or trying to catch up on things around the forums. My new interest has been keeping my tied up in research.
That moth definitly exhibit signs of fungal infection and more than likely it is cordyceps. An excellent close up there Ken, couldn't ask for better for an overall view of the moth. Since cordyceps has several different species attuned to different insect species and their anatomy, I wonder just which one this is or if indeed it is a cordyceps species and not some other. The amount of information on Ascomycetes and Deuteromycetes that I have been amassing is quite staggering in relation to their life cycles and methods of reproduction.
The guys were right in assuming I would be interested in this particular moth, infact I was very interested and amazed at what you had captured here. Wish I could have that moth as a part of my "critter" collection. Nothing like having pathogenic spores floating around the home. Thank you very much for this post Ken, work very well done IMO.
