Grammia quenseli

Grammia quenseli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Grammia
Subgenus: Grammia (Grammia)
Species: G. quenseli
Binomial name
Grammia quenseli
(Paykull, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx quenseli Paykull, 1793
  • Apantesis quenseli
  • Bombyx strigosa Fabricius, 1793
  • Euprepia gelida Möschler, 1849
  • Chelonia quenseli ab. falloui Jourdhuil, 1866
  • Arctia quenseli var. gelida Schøyen, 1880
  • Apantesis quenselii var. norvegica Strand, 1919
  • Apantesis quenseli gelida
  • Orodemnias quenselii daisetsuzana Matsumura, 1927

The Labrador Tiger Moth, Grammia quenseli, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. In Central Europe the species is found in the Central Alps at altitudes of 2,000–2,700 metres (6,600–8,900 ft). They are also present in Northern Scandinavia. It is widely distributed in Polar Eurasia, mountains of Siberia, Mongolia, North China, Japan (Mt. Daisetsu on Hokkaido), Polar North America.

The wingspan is 26–42 millimetres (1.0–1.7 in).

The larvae feed on Alchemilla alpina and Plantago alpina.

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