近年来,不少单位和个人,在转让蛹草菌(又称北冬虫夏草)时,利用人们对虫草和蛹草识别不清,欺骗性地把蛹草称作“冬虫夏草”。事实并非如此。虫草和蛹草同为麦角菌科生物,同属不同种,其菌丝体十分相似。在自然条件下,虫草菌只寄生于蝙蝠蛾幼虫,称作虫草;蛹草菌则寄生于鳞翅目昆虫的蛹,故称作蛹草。笔者1993年冬季曾邮购一份“冬虫夏草”试 In recent years, many units and individuals, in the transfer of pupal grass (also known as North Cordyceps sinensis), the use of people on the Cordyceps and pupae grass unclear, deceptively referred to as “Cordyceps sinensis.” But in fact, it’s not. Cordyceps and pupae grass with ergot bacteria, belong to different species, the mycelium is very similar. Under natural conditions, Cordyceps only parasitic on the bat moth larvae, called Cordyceps; Pupa grass is parasite lepidopteran insect parasites, it is called pupa grass. The author has a mail order in winter 1993 “Cordyceps sinensis” test