Black Cutworm vs Williamson's Emerald

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Somatochlora williamsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	Williamson's Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Odonata (Kızböcekleri)
Family	Noctuidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Agrotis	Somatochlora
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Somatochlora williamsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Cutworm and Williamson's Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Göster Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Williamson's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	Williamson's Emerald
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).

Williamson's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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...