Berkeley County, South Carolina, US
SE NA, Fall, under pines, basal mycellium purplish lavender. L. proxima also mycorrhizal with pines has white basal mycellium. Ref. MushroomExpert.com
Found on ground, seemed to be in rough shape. Then we observed a parasite coming out of the side of its abdomen! Suspected tachinid fly - have in a keeper to hopefully view adult.
Palmetto beetle larva