Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs iron-grass

Abia fasciata compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cimbicidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Abia	Spermacoce
Species	Abia fasciata	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	iron-grass
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).

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.