black wattle vs Splayed Deerfly

Acacia celsa compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Tabanidae
Genus	Acacia	Chrysops
Species	Acacia celsa	Chrysops caecutiens

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Splayed Deerfly
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.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.