Avocado vs Black Cutworm

Persea americana compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Key Differences

• Avocado is Not Evaluated while Black Cutworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Avocado	Black Cutworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lauraceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Persea	Agrotis
Species	Persea americana	Agrotis ipsilon

Conservation Status

Avocado

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Avocado	Black Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Avocado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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).

Avocado

The Avocado (Persea americana) is a species in the genus Persea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Persea americana contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States