Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Black-patch Piercer

Abia fasciata compared with Pammene ochsenheimeriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Black-patch Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cimbicidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Abia	Pammene
Species	Abia fasciata	Pammene ochsenheimeriana

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly and Black-patch Piercer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Black-patch Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Black-patch Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black-patch Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

The Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly (Abia fasciata) is a species in the genus Abia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black-patch Piercer

The Black-patch Piercer (Pammene ochsenheimeriana) is a species in the genus Pammene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden