Broken Hill Gidgee vs spurge hawk-moth

Acacia loderi compared with Hyles euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while spurge hawk-moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	spurge 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	Hyles
Species	Acacia loderi	Hyles euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

spurge hawk-moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	spurge 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.

spurge hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cabo Verde, Chad), 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.