Autumn Snowflake vs Silver-barred Clothes Moth

Acis autumnalis compared with Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Silver-barred Clothes Moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Silver-barred Clothes Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Meessiidae
Genus	Acis	Infurcitinea
Species	Acis autumnalis	Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Silver-barred Clothes Moth
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.

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.