Autumn Snowflake vs Sphecid wasp

Acis autumnalis compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Sphecid wasp
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	Crabronidae
Genus	Acis	Ectemnius
Species	Acis autumnalis	Ectemnius cephalotes

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Sphecid wasp
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.

Sphecid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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