Autumn Snowflake vs Plain Dark-bee

Acis autumnalis compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Plain Dark-bee
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	Megachilidae
Genus	Acis	Stelis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Stelis phaeoptera

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.