Xestia quieta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia and northern North America (including Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Manitoba).
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Xestia |
Species: | X. quieta
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Binomial name | |
Xestia quieta (Hübner, [1813])[1][verification needed]
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The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in Sweden.[2]
The larvae possibly feed on Empetrum species.
Subspecies
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- Xestia quieta constricta (Walker, 1857)
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