Black Cutworm vs robust iris

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Iris robusta

Key Differences

Black Cutworm is Least Concern while robust iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	robust iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Noctuidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Agrotis	Iris
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Iris robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

robust iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	robust iris
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).

robust iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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...