Autumn Snowflake vs Dingy Dowd

Acis autumnalis compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Dingy Dowd
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Acis	Blastobasis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Blastobasis adustella

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Dingy Dowd
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.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.