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Autographa flagellum, the silver whip, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America 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).

Autographa flagellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Autographa
Species:	A. flagellum
Binomial name
Autographa flagellum Walker, 1858
Synonyms
Plusia flagellum Plusia monodon Plusia insolita

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.

References

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa flagellum". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "931208.00 – 8916 – Autographa flagellum – (Walker, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "Autographa flagellum (Walker [1858])". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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