Fishia yosemitae Grote, 1873 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Fishia yosemitae Grote, 1873

Fishia yosemitae Grote, 1873

Fishia yosemitae is a Noctuidae moth found in western North America whose larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.

Family
Genus
Fishia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Fishia yosemitae Grote, 1873

Fishia yosemitae, commonly known as the dark grey fishia or grey fishia, is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. This moth is distributed across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions, ranging from central Alberta to Colorado. It also occurs in eastern, central, and southern California, and additionally in the Intermountain region. The larvae of Fishia yosemitae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants. This includes plants from the families Asteraceae and Scrophulariaceae, as well as species belonging to the genus Eriogonum.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Fishia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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