Image 1 is the matured and dehisced Fuligo aurea. Image 2 is an observation of the capilitia at 80X using compound microscope. Image 3 are spores at 800X and image 4 is at 2000X (both with compound microscope). Refer to my previous observation on 10Sept for the young fruiting bodies which are yellow in color. Image 6-8 are focus stacked composites.

Pseudoaethalia of closely packed sporothecae, more or less round in outline, 12 mm long x 15 mm wide x 4 mm high, brown. Sporothecae cylindrical straight-sided tubules, angular by mutual pressure. Tips of sporothecae 0.5–0.6 mm diameter, hexagonal, flat to slightly convex, equal in height so forming a smooth surface of the pseudoaethalium. Hypothallus inconspicuous. Peridium brown, slightly iridescent, circular pattern seen with oil immersion lens. Spores reddish brown in mass, brown by transmitted light, banded reticulate, 6 µm. Immature pseudoaethalia were pale pinkish brown.

Substrate: on bark of downed, corticate, solid, Morure log, 15-25cm diam. probably recently felled in landslide. loosely attached to substrate. subiculum peeling away easily.

Habitat: secondary lowland tropical rainforest, regularly subject to landslides and some human disturbance. adjacent to golf course and horse pasture.

Ecoregion: Southwest Amazon Moist Forests (NT0166)

Collectors: D. Newman, P. Kaishian, D. Ettlinger & T. Padilla

Collection #: CHOC013

ID: Problepsis digammata?
Caterpillar reared and submitted to the CRG.
31 March 2020:
Caterpillar collected. Found on ground under a hedge. Did not feed before pupation.
2 April 2020:
Pupation commenced.
21 April 2020:
Moth emerged from the cocoon.