Autumn Snowflake vs Samos Grayling

Acis autumnalis compared with Hipparchia mersina

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Samos Grayling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Samos Grayling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acis	Hipparchia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Hipparchia mersina

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Samos Grayling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Samos Grayling
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.

Samos Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.