Meterana pictula

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q13503822
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Meterana pictula

Summary

Meterana pictula is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meterana pictula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Meterana pictula is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Meterana pictula belongs to the parent taxon Meterana[5].
  • Meterana pictula is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Meterana pictula's scientific name is Meterana pictula[7].
  • Meterana pictula's Commons category is recorded as Meterana pictula[8].
  • Meterana pictula's taxon synonym is recorded as Dianthoecia pictula[9].
  • Meterana pictula's short name is recorded as M. pictula[10].
  • Meterana pictula is commonly known as northern pimelea cutworm moth[11].
  • Meterana pictula's has host is recorded as Pimelea[12].
  • Meterana pictula's taxon author citation is recorded as (White, 1855)[13].
  • Meterana pictula's taxon range is recorded as New Zealand[14].
  • Meterana pictula's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as declining[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Meterana pictula is Meterana pictula[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Meterana[5]. It is commonly known as northern pimelea cutworm moth[11].

Distribution

Meterana pictula is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Meterana pictula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 392586[16]. Meterana pictula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 458610[17]. Meterana pictula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5112478[18].

Why It Matters

Meterana pictula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Dianthoecia pictula
    Has host → Pimelea
    Instance of → —
    Taxon range → New Zealand
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3064]]: 255744, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270217|batch #270217]]"
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