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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).

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

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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