Black carpet beetle vs Black Cutworm

Attagenus unicolor compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Key Differences

• Black carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Black Cutworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black carpet beetle	Black Cutworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Attagenus	Agrotis
Species	Attagenus unicolor	Agrotis ipsilon

Evolutionary Relationship

Black carpet beetle and Black Cutworm share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black carpet beetle	Black Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (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).

Black carpet beetle

The Black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States