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tiny Moelleriella fruiting bodies seen on a leaf in Chivor

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Moelleriella Chivor Ms.jpg possibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalThumbnailsa Psilocybe sp. seen in Yopal. Note the blue staining.possibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalThumbnailsa Psilocybe sp. seen in Yopal. Note the blue staining.possibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalThumbnailsa Psilocybe sp. seen in Yopal. Note the blue staining.possibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalThumbnailsa Psilocybe sp. seen in Yopal. Note the blue staining.possibly an Amauroderma cap, seen on the Cascadas de La Tebaida path near YopalThumbnailsa Psilocybe sp. seen in Yopal. Note the blue staining.

Moelleriella is a genus of fungi within the Clavicipitaceae family (most famous for ergot - Claviceps purpurea) that infect and kill aphids. When checking leaves closely in the rainy season, Moeleriella species are everywhere, but due to their tiny size, most people never see this fungus.