Black Cutworm vs Chickpea blight

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Mycosphaerella rabiei

Key Differences

Black Cutworm is Least Concern while Chickpea blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	Chickpea blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Noctuidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Agrotis	Mycosphaerella
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Mycosphaerella rabiei

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Chickpea blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	Chickpea blight
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).

Chickpea blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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...

Chickpea blight

The Chickpea blight (Mycosphaerella rabiei) is a species in the genus Mycosphaerella. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.