Black Cutworm vs de Prunner’s Ringlet

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Erebia triarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	de Prunner’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Noctuidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Agrotis	Erebia
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Erebia triarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Cutworm and de Prunner’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (bộ Cánh vảy)

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

de Prunner’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	de Prunner’s Ringlet
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).

de Prunner’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

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...

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal