black gidgee vs Mountain Argus

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Mountain Argus
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	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acacia	Aricia
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.