Autumn Snowflake vs Mud Dauber

Acis autumnalis compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Mud Dauber
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	Sphecidae
Genus	Acis	Sceliphron
Species	Acis autumnalis	Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.