Broken Hill Gidgee vs dead-nettle leaf beetle

Acacia loderi compared with Chrysolina fastuosa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while dead-nettle leaf beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	dead-nettle leaf beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acacia	Chrysolina
Species	Acacia loderi	Chrysolina fastuosa

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

dead-nettle leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	dead-nettle leaf beetle
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.

dead-nettle leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.