Black Cutworm vs Camphortree

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Cinnamomum camphora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Camphortree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Camphortree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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...

Camphortree

The Camphortree (Cinnamomum camphora) is a species in the genus Cinnamomum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States