Biology:Agrotis porphyricollis

Short description: Species of moth

Variable cutworm
Adult male
Mounted female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2827258 entry