Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Black Cutworm

Adiantum bellum compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bermuda Maidenhair Fern Black Cutworm
Kingdom Plantae (tumbuhan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Tracheophyta Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Insecta (serangga)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Pteridaceae Noctuidae
Genus Adiantum Agrotis
Species Adiantum bellum Agrotis ipsilon

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bermuda Maidenhair Fern Black Cutworm
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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).

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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...

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