Broken Hill Gidgee vs Dotted Firefly

Acacia loderi compared with Lucidota punctata

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Dotted Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acacia	Lucidota
Species	Acacia loderi	Lucidota punctata

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Dotted Firefly
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.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.