Broken Hill Gidgee vs Gall midge

Acacia loderi compared with Contarinia nasturtii

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Acacia	Contarinia
Species	Acacia loderi	Contarinia nasturtii

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

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.