Xestia quieta

Xestia quieta
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][verification needed]
Synonyms
  • Noctua quieta Hübner, [1813]
  • Archanarta quieta
  • Anarta schoenherri Zetterstedt, [1839]
  • Lena poppiusi Herz, 1903
  • Anarta constricta Walker, 1857
  • Anarta rigida Walker, 1857

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.[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
Stub icon This Noctuinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.