Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs large-seed dodder

Abia fasciata compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	large-seed 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 indecora

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	large-seed 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).

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.