Autumn Snowflake vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Acis autumnalis compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acis	Megachile
Species	Acis autumnalis	Megachile centuncularis

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter 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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.