Blushing Bride vs Grizzled Skipper

Amanita novinupta compared with Pyrgus centaureae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	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 novinupta	Pyrgus centaureae

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Grizzled Skipper
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.

Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.