Black Cutworm vs Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Cyrtandra waiolani

Key Differences

• Black Cutworm is Least Concern while Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Agrotis	Cyrtandra
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Cyrtandra waiolani

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
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).

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

Habitat

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...