Broken Hill Gidgee vs Red-tipped Clearwing

Acacia loderi compared with Synanthedon formicaeformis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Red-tipped Clearwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Red-tipped Clearwing
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	Sesiidae
Genus	Acacia	Synanthedon
Species	Acacia loderi	Synanthedon formicaeformis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Red-tipped Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Red-tipped Clearwing
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.

Red-tipped Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.