Xestia

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Xestia
Xestia c-nigrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Genus: Xestia
Species

Many, including:
Xestia c-nigrum
Xestia sexstrigata
Xestia triangulum
Xestia xanthographa

Xestia is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It includes many species living at high latitude, in tundra and taiga ecosystems. Some have two-year (semivoltine) life-cycles and only occur as adults every other year.

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