black-calabash vs Cutworm

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Spodoptera litura

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Cutworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Cutworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Spodoptera
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Spodoptera litura

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

black-calabash

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