Blushing Bride vs Sphecid wasp

Amanita novinupta compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Sphecid wasp
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Crabronidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ectemnius
Species	Amanita novinupta	Ectemnius cephalotes

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Sphecid wasp
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.

Sphecid wasp

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.