Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Grammia quenseli | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Pararctia lapponica, Holoarctia puengeleri, Acerbia alpina, Coscinia cribraria, Grammia | ||
Grammia quenseli, the Labrador tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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.
Subspecies
References
Grammia quenseli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA