Autumn Snowflake vs Cretan Festoon

Acis autumnalis compared with Zerynthia cretica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Cretan Festoon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Acis	Zerynthia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Zerynthia cretica

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Cretan Festoon
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.

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.