Autumn Snowflake vs Notched Firefly

Acis autumnalis compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Notched Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acis	Pyractomena
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pyractomena sinuata

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Notched Firefly
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.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.