Autumn Snowflake vs Dwarf Sandman

Acis autumnalis compared with Spialia nanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Dwarf Sandman
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acis	Spialia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Spialia nanus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Sandman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Dwarf Sandman
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.

Dwarf Sandman

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.