Alder Bent-wing vs Autumn Snowflake

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Acis autumnalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Autumn Snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Acis
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Acis autumnalis

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Autumn Snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway