Autumn Snowflake vs Throat botfly

Acis autumnalis compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Acis	Gasterophilus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.