Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly vs Stinking chamomile

Abia fasciata compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cimbicidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Abia	Anthemis
Species	Abia fasciata	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Honeysuckle Sawfly	Stinking chamomile
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).

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States