Fishia yosemitae

Fishia yosemitae
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Fishia
Species:	F. yosemitae
Binomial name
Fishia yosemitae (Grote, 1873) [1]
Synonyms
Cucullia yosemitaeGrote 1873 Fishia exhilarataSmith 1903 Fishia entheaGrote, 1877 Hadena tortilisGrote, 1880 Fishia tortilis Fishia betsiaSmith, 1905 Fishia instrutaSmith, 1910

Fishia yosemitae, the dark grey fishia or grey fishia, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found from central Alberta to Colorado in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions. It is also found in eastern, central, and southern California, as well as in the Intermountain region. ^[2]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including plants in the families Asteraceae and Scrophulariaceae, as well as Eriogonum species.

References

1. Crabo, L.G. ; Davis, M. ; Hammond, P. ; Mustelin, T ; Shepard, J., 2013: Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). Zookeys264: 85-123. Abstract and full article: doi: 10.3897/zookeys.264.4304
2. Pacific Northwest Moths