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Xestia quieta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Xestia quieta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Xestia

Rank
  
Species

Xestia quieta

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Xestia quieta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia and northern North America (including Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Manitoba).

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in Sweden.

The larvae possibly feed on Empetrum species.

Subspecies

  • Xestia quieta quieta
  • Xestia quieta constricta (Walker, 1857)
  • References

    Xestia quieta Wikipedia