Agrotis porphyricollis

Agrotis porphyricollis (variable cutworm) is a noctuid moth. It is found in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.

Variable cutworm
Adult male
Mounted female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. porphyricollis
Binomial name
Agrotis porphyricollis
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Perigea albinasus Walker, 1857
  • Euxoa porphyricollis
  • Agrotis porphyricollis Guenée, 1852
  • Agrotis recondita Walker, 1857
  • Graphiphora reclusa Walker, 1857
  • Agrotis rubrilinea Walker, 1857
  • Agrotis dorsicinis Walker, 1858
  • Graphiphora lapidosa Walker, 1858
  • Hadena albipalpis Walker, 1865
  • Elegarda summa Walker, 1865
  • Spaelotis pectinata Walker, 1865
  • Tetrapyrgia graphiphorides Walker, 1865
  • Elegarda orthosioides Walker, 1865
  • Agrotis transversa Walker, 1869
  • Agrotis baueri R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Graphiphora ctenota Turner, 1939


The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae stay underground during daytime and emerge at night to feed. They are considered a pest on Beta vulgaris and Solanum tuberosum.


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