Autumn Snowflake vs Sawfly

Acis autumnalis compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Sawfly
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	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Acis	Pristiphora
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pristiphora rufipes

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Sawfly
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.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.