Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Scarce Notchwort

Abia fasciata compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cimbicidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Abia	Mesoptychia
Species	Abia fasciata	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Scarce Notchwort
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).

Scarce Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.