Autumn Snowflake vs Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Acis autumnalis compared with Hoplitis adunca

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Viper's Bugloss Mason 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	Megachilidae
Genus	Acis	Hoplitis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Hoplitis adunca

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Viper's Bugloss Mason 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.

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.