Banded Amanita vs Dark Spreadwing

Amanita battarrae compared with Lestes macrostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	Dark Spreadwing
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lestidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lestes
Species	Amanita battarrae	Lestes macrostigma

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	Dark Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Amanita

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Banded Amanita

The Banded Amanita (Amanita battarrae) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.