Broken Hill Gidgee vs mallow skipper

Acacia loderi compared with Carcharodus alceae

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while mallow skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	mallow 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	Carcharodus
Species	Acacia loderi	Carcharodus alceae

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	mallow 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.

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).

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.