Agrotis Porphyricollis

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 ; Walker, 1857 ; Walker, 1858 Turner, 1939 ; Hadena albipalpis Graphiphora reclusa; Walker, 1865 Graphiphora ctenota; Agrotis porphyricollis Walker, 1857 ; Walker, 1865 R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 ; Spaelotis pectinata Agrotis rubrilinea; Walker, 1865 Euxoa porphyricollis; Guenée, 1852 Walker, 1857 ; Walker, 1865 Elegarda summa; Elegarda orthosioides Agrotis dorsicinis; Walker, 1865 Agrotis transversa; Agrotis recondita Walker, 1858 ; Walker, 1869 Tetrapyrgia graphiphorides; Agrotis baueri Graphiphora lapidosa;

Short description: Species of moth

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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