Blushing Bride vs large blue

Amanita novinupta compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	large blue
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)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Maculinea
Species	Amanita novinupta	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	large blue
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.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.