Autumn Snowflake vs Silent Firefly

Acis autumnalis compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Silent Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acis	Photinus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Photinus indictus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Silent Firefly
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.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.