Autumn Snowflake vs Small Sallow Mining Bee

Acis autumnalis compared with Andrena praecox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Small Sallow Mining Bee
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	Andrenidae
Genus	Acis	Andrena
Species	Acis autumnalis	Andrena praecox

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Small Sallow Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Small Sallow Mining Bee
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 Sallow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.