Broken Hill Gidgee vs dark crimson underwing

Acacia loderi compared with Catocala sponsa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while dark crimson underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	dark crimson underwing
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	Erebidae
Genus	Acacia	Catocala
Species	Acacia loderi	Catocala sponsa

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

dark crimson underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	dark crimson underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

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

dark crimson underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.