Autumn Snowflake vs fig wax scale

Acis autumnalis compared with Ceroplastes japonicus

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while fig wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	fig wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Acis	Ceroplastes
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ceroplastes japonicus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

fig wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	fig wax scale
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.

fig wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.