Xestia quieta

Xestia quieta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Xestia
Species:	X. quieta
Binomial name
	Xestia quieta; (Hübner, [1813])[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 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.

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