black wattle vs Sawfly

Acacia celsa compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Sawfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Acacia	Pristiphora
Species	Acacia celsa	Pristiphora rufipes

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Sawfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) 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.