Autumn Snowflake vs Scarce Vapourer

Acis autumnalis compared with Orgyia recens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Scarce Vapourer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Erebidae
Genus	Acis	Orgyia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Orgyia recens

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Vapourer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Scarce Vapourer
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.

Scarce Vapourer

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.