bushman's-poison vs Cutworm

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Spodoptera litura

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Cutworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Cutworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Spodoptera
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Spodoptera litura

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.