Blushing Bride vs Soldier fly

Amanita novinupta compared with Sargus cuprarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Soldier fly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sargus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Sargus cuprarius

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Soldier fly
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.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.