''Fishia yosemitae'', the dark grey fishia or grey fishia, is a

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in the family Noctuidae. It is found from central

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in the

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and Great Plains regions. It is also found in eastern, central, and southern

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, as well as in the Intermountain region.Pacific Northwest Moths
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and

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, as well as ''

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'' species.

References

Moths described in 1873 Apameini Moths of North America {{Hadeninae-stub