Agrotis porphyricollis

Short description: Species of moth

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

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.

## External links

* Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (2006) Agrotis porphyricollis

See also Wikidata entry Q2827258.

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