Autumn Snowflake vs Scuttle fly

Acis autumnalis compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Acis	Megaselia
Species	Acis autumnalis	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.