billygoat-plum vs Black Cutworm

Terminalia latipes compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	billygoat-plum	Black Cutworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Combretaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Terminalia	Agrotis
Species	Terminalia latipes	Agrotis ipsilon

Conservation Status

billygoat-plum

LC — Least Concern

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	billygoat-plum	Black Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

billygoat-plum

Habitat

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

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).

billygoat-plum

The Billygoat-plum (Terminalia latipes) is a species in the genus Terminalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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...