Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Autographa flagellum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Autographa Rank Species | |
Similar Autographa precationis, Autographa macrogamma, Autographa mandarina, Autographa jota, Autographa pulchrina | ||
The Silver Whip (Autographa flagellum) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west across southern Canada to south-eastern British Columbia, south in the east to Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin. There are isolated reports from further south (Pennsylvania and Colorado).
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Liatris and Helianthus species.
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