Autumn Snowflake vs Small Poplar Borer

Acis autumnalis compared with Saperda populnea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Small Poplar Borer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cerambycidae
Genus	Acis	Saperda
Species	Acis autumnalis	Saperda populnea

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Small Poplar Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Small Poplar Borer
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.

Small Poplar Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.