Xestia quieta
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| Xestia quieta | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. quieta
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| Xestia quieta (Hübner, [1813])[1][verification needed]
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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). 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)
References
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