Autumn Snowflake vs De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

Acis autumnalis compared with Erebia nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acis	Erebia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Erebia nivalis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet
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.

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.

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.