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Scientific classification
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

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

Grammia quenseli gelida (Möschler, 1848)
Grammia quenseli liturata (Ménétriès, 1859)
Grammia quenseli quenseli (Paykull, 1793)
Grammia quenseli saura Dubatolov, 2007 (Kazakhstan)
Grammia quenseli zamolodchikovi Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2001 (Russia: Wrangel Island)
Grammia quenseli daisetsuzana (Matsumura, 1927) (Japan: Mt. Daisetsu)

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