Autumn Snowflake vs Window Gnat

Acis autumnalis compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Acis	Sylvicola
Species	Acis autumnalis	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

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.