Beech bark disease vs Black Cutworm

Neonectria coccinea compared with Agrotis ipsilon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Black Cutworm
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nectriaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Neonectria	Agrotis
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Agrotis ipsilon

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Black Cutworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech bark disease

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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).

Beech bark disease

The Beech bark disease (Neonectria coccinea) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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...