Autumn Snowflake vs heath fritillary

Acis autumnalis compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	heath fritillary
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	Melitaea
Species	Acis autumnalis	Melitaea athalia

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 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.