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Xestia praevia

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Xestia praevia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. praevia
Binomial name
Xestia praevia
Lafontaine, 1998

Xestia praevia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Canada (New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia) south to California. It is part of the elimata species group.

This wingspan is about 32 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larva feeds on Pinus ponderosa.

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