Autumn Snowflake vs cotton aphid

Acis autumnalis compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	cotton aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acis	Aphis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Aphis gossypii

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	cotton aphid
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.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.