Broken Hill Gidgee vs Meal Moth

Acacia loderi compared with Pyralis farinalis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Meal Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Meal 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	Pyralidae
Genus	Acacia	Pyralis
Species	Acacia loderi	Pyralis farinalis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Meal 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.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.