Broken Hill Gidgee vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Acacia loderi compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mnestra’s Ringlet
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acacia	Erebia
Species	Acacia loderi	Erebia mnestra

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mnestra’s Ringlet
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.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

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.