Bishop's Mitre vs Spiral Tarcrust

Aelia acuminata compared with Eutypa spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Spiral Tarcrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Aelia	Eutypa
Species	Aelia acuminata	Eutypa spinosa

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Tarcrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Spiral Tarcrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spiral Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.