Euxoa ochrogaster, the red-backed cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

It is found from Iceland and northern Europe, through the Baltic to the Amur region.

The larvae feed on a variety of broad leaf plants and grasses, including Plantago species.

The species is economically important on Helianthus annuus in North America.

The moths can be affected by a fungus Tarichium megaspermum (from order Entomophthorales), in British Columbia, Canada.