Agrotis porphyricollis

Variable Cutworm
Adult male
Mounted Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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

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

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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