Blushing Bride vs Pearled Dwarf

Amanita novinupta compared with Elachista apicipunctella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Pearled Dwarf
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)	Elachistidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Elachista
Species	Amanita novinupta	Elachista apicipunctella

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Pearled Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Pearled Dwarf
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.

Pearled Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.