Autumn Snowflake vs Green Dock Beetle

Acis autumnalis compared with Gastrophysa viridula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Green Dock Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acis	Gastrophysa
Species	Acis autumnalis	Gastrophysa viridula

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Green Dock Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Green Dock Beetle
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.

Green Dock Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.