Broken Hill Gidgee vs Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Colletes impunctatus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Impunctate Cellophane Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Acacia	Colletes
Species	Acacia loderi	Colletes impunctatus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
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.

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.