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Scarlet Caterpillarclub

Cordyceps militaris

943Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
67Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb8
Mar4
Apr3
May0
Jun2
Jul2
Aug23
Sep89
Oct434
Nov306
Dec44

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Powys Wales99
2Highland Scotland64
3Cornwall England38
4Argyll and Bute Scotland34
5Norfolk England27
6Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland27
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland26
8Gloucestershire England23
9Gwynedd Wales23
10North Yorkshire England22
11Worcestershire England17
12Pembrokeshire Wales16
13Calderdale England16
14Somerset England15
15Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland15
463 England143 Scotland181 Wales127 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 67 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
943
Peak month
October
Counties with records
67
Scientific name
Cordyceps militaris
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
771
Most recorded in
Powys, Highland
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Sordariomycetes
Order
Hypocreales
Family
Cordycipitaceae
Genus
Cordyceps
Name with authority
Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr.
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2118699 · GBIF 7567077