[3] Originally created in 1966 by Polish mycologist Andrzej Batko (1933-1997), as a subgenus of Zoophthora, The genus name of Furia is derived from the Latin furia - this is due to stress the destructive effect of the epizootic of this type species of the subgenus in populations of Lepidoptera caterpillars.

[1] It has been recorded being found mainly in America and Europe (especially in Great Britain) also Spain,[5] with a few sparse discoveries world wide,[6] such as Mexico,[7] and Brazil.

The infected 'zombified' fly-host makes its a journey to some vegetation, normally the underside of a leaf and most often during the evening hours.

These spores showered the environment surrounding the fly cadaver like fungal bullets of death.

So, as curious flies and also males inspect the cadaver, they pick up the fungal spores, and the infection cycle starts again.

Infection of fourth instar larvae by resting spores and conidia was maximized at cooler temperatures (of 10 to 20 °C).

It forms masses of conidiophores erupting through the intersegmental areas (or clear bands) on the abdominal dorsum of the flies in Mexico.