Banded Amanita vs Sandy Grizzled Skipper

Amanita battarrae compared with Pyrgus cinarae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Amanita Sandy Grizzled Skipper
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (Insects)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Hesperiidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Pyrgus
Species Amanita battarrae Pyrgus cinarae

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Amanita Sandy Grizzled Skipper
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.

Sandy Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Sandy Grizzled Skipper

No description available.

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