Autumn Snowflake vs Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Acis autumnalis compared with Cyclosa conica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Araneidae
Genus	Acis	Cyclosa
Species	Acis autumnalis	Cyclosa conica

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
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.

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.