Autumn Snowflake vs Pearled Dwarf

Acis autumnalis compared with Elachista apicipunctella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Pearled Dwarf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Elachistidae
Genus	Acis	Elachista
Species	Acis autumnalis	Elachista apicipunctella

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Pearled Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Pearled Dwarf
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.

Pearled Dwarf

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.