Autumn Snowflake vs Cereal Fly

Acis autumnalis compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Acis	Geomyza
Species	Acis autumnalis	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway