black gidgee vs Lorquin’s Blue

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Fabaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acacia	Cupido
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Cupido lorquinii

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.