Blushing Bride vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Amanita novinupta compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Megachilidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Megachile
Species	Amanita novinupta	Megachile centuncularis

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.