Blushing Bride vs Dusky wireworm

Amanita novinupta compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Elateridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Agriotes
Species	Amanita novinupta	Agriotes obscurus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Dusky wireworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bride

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Blushing Bride

The Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta) 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.