Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Fringed dodder

Abia fasciata compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Fringed 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 suaveolens

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Fringed 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).

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States