Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Button Dodder

Abia fasciata compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cimbicidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Abia	Cuscuta
Species	Abia fasciata	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Button Dodder
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).

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States