Broken Hill Gidgee vs Lesser Puss Moth

Acacia loderi compared with Cerura erminea

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Lesser Puss Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Lesser Puss Moth
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	Notodontidae
Genus	Acacia	Cerura
Species	Acacia loderi	Cerura erminea

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Puss Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Lesser Puss Moth
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.

Lesser Puss Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.