Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Diverse-leaved Dandelion

Abia fasciata compared with Taraxacum planum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Diverse-leaved Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cimbicidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Abia	Taraxacum
Species	Abia fasciata	Taraxacum planum

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Diverse-leaved Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Diverse-leaved Dandelion
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).

Diverse-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden