Xestia quieta

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).

Xestia quieta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Xestia
Species:
X. quieta
Binomial name
Xestia quieta
(Hübner, [1813])[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua quieta Hübner, [1813]
  • Archanarta quieta
  • Anarta schoenherri Zetterstedt, [1839]
  • Lena poppiusi Herz, 1903
  • Anarta constricta Walker, 1857
  • Anarta rigida Walker, 1857

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
  1. Xestia at funet
  2. Swedish Moths


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