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 ; 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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