Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte vs Ypsiloneule

Scrobipalpa ocellatella compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Key Differences

• Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte is Not Evaluated while Ypsiloneule is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte	Ypsiloneule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Gelechiidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Scrobipalpa	Agrotis
Species	Scrobipalpa ocellatella	Agrotis ipsilon

Evolutionary Relationship

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte and Ypsiloneule share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Schmetterlinge)

Conservation Status

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte

NE — Not Evaluated

Ypsiloneule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte	Ypsiloneule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Ypsiloneule

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).

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte

The Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella) is a species in the genus Scrobipalpa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Scrobipalpa ocellatella.

Ypsiloneule

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...

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden