Broken Hill Gidgee vs Grizzled Skipper

Acacia loderi compared with Pyrgus centaureae

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Grizzled Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Grizzled Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acacia	Pyrgus
Species	Acacia loderi	Pyrgus centaureae

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Grizzled Skipper
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.

Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.