Baker's Wattle vs Currant Borer

Acacia bakeri compared with Synanthedon tipuliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Wattle	Currant Borer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Acacia	Synanthedon
Species	Acacia bakeri	Synanthedon tipuliformis

Conservation Status

Baker's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Currant Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Wattle	Currant Borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Currant Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Baker's Wattle

The Baker's Wattle (Acacia bakeri) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.