Xestia palaestinensis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Greece, south-eastern Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Jordan, northern Iraq and western Iran.
| Xestia palaestinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. palaestinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xestia palaestinensis (Kalchberg, 1897)
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Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.
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