Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs False Dotted Border

Abia fasciata compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	False Dotted Border
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	Pieridae
Genus	Abia	Belenois
Species	Abia fasciata	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	False Dotted Border
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).

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.