Broken Hill Gidgee vs red underwing

Acacia loderi compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while red underwing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	red underwing
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	Erebidae
Genus	Acacia	Catocala
Species	Acacia loderi	Catocala nupta

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

red underwing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	red underwing
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 underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.