black gidgee vs Lygaeid bug

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Acacia	Nysius
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Nysius thymi

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

Habitat

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

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) 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.