Alkali-Grass vs Black Cutworm

Anticlea elegans compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Key Differences

• Alkali-Grass is Not Evaluated while Black Cutworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alkali-Grass	Black Cutworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Geometridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anticlea	Agrotis
Species	Anticlea elegans	Agrotis ipsilon

Evolutionary Relationship

Alkali-Grass and Black Cutworm share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Alkali-Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alkali-Grass	Black Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alkali-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Black Cutworm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Alkali-Grass

The Alkali-Grass (Anticlea elegans) is a species in the genus Anticlea. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black Cutworm

The Black Cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the. Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United Stat...

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States