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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.

External links

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

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