Interesting question! And also interesting views so far.
My first reaction was that they are certainly not the same, I have very different ideas about each. But difficult to explain actually.
I also think there is overlap, but honesty might have nothing to do with integrity. Someone might be very honest, but have no integrity.
On the other side I think integrity needs honesty, although not honesty in general, but honesty to yourself.
It might include being not always honest to others (placing compassion before honesty or so) but make an inner decision to do the right thing at that time. Realising that what you say and do is a combination of your values and the feelings of others.
Further it is also interesting what you say about behaviour and personality. Again my first reaction was that integrity might be less spontanious because it sounds more thoughtful then honesty.
But actually I think it is very well possible to be spontanious with integrity. Although it might take a certain amount of practise and experience, compared with honesty.
But then again, for some people it might just be the opposite. Who find honesty very difficult because they think about others to much and forget their own values.
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