Broken Hill Gidgee vs pine hawk-moth

Acacia loderi compared with Sphinx pinastri

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while pine hawk-moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	pine hawk-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	Sphingidae
Genus	Acacia	Sphinx
Species	Acacia loderi	Sphinx pinastri

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

pine hawk-moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	pine hawk-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.

pine hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.