Autumn Snowflake vs Mournful Wasp

Acis autumnalis compared with Pemphredon lugubris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Mournful Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Acis	Pemphredon
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pemphredon lugubris

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Mournful Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Mournful Wasp
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.

Mournful Wasp

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.