Blushing Bride vs Question Mark

Amanita novinupta compared with Polygonia interrogationis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Question Mark
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Polygonia
Species	Amanita novinupta	Polygonia interrogationis

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Question Mark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Question Mark
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.

Question Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.