Black Cutworm vs St. Bees Seed-eater

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Harpalus honestus

Key Differences

Black Cutworm is Least Concern while St. Bees Seed-eater is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	St. Bees Seed-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Noctuidae	Carabidae
Genus	Agrotis	Harpalus
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Harpalus honestus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Cutworm and St. Bees Seed-eater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

St. Bees Seed-eater

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	St. Bees Seed-eater
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).

St. Bees Seed-eater

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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...