Xestia quieta
Species of moth
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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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. quieta |
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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
- Xestia quieta quieta
- Xestia quieta constricta (Walker, 1857)
