Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Mountain Waxcap

Abia fasciata compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cimbicidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Abia	Hygrocybe
Species	Abia fasciata	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Mountain Waxcap
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).

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.