Autumn Snowflake vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Acis autumnalis compared with Lucilia illustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Amaryllidaceae Calliphoridae
Genus Acis Lucilia
Species Acis autumnalis Lucilia illustris

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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