Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Hydrangea

Abia fasciata compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly is Least Concern while Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Cimbicidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Abia	Hydrangea
Species	Abia fasciata	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Hydrangea
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).

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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 🇸🇪 Sweden