Autumn Snowflake vs Thrips

Acis autumnalis compared with Limothrips cerealium

Key Differences

Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Thrips
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Thripidae
Genus	Acis	Limothrips
Species	Acis autumnalis	Limothrips cerealium

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.