Black Cutworm vs Lorimer's Rustic

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Caradrina flavirena

Key Differences

Black Cutworm is Least Concern while Lorimer's Rustic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	Lorimer's Rustic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Agrotis	Caradrina
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Caradrina flavirena

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Cutworm and Lorimer's Rustic share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

View Family: Noctuidae

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Lorimer's Rustic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	Lorimer's Rustic
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).

Lorimer's Rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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...