Plodia interpunctella

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q779383
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Plodia interpunctella

Summary

Plodia interpunctella is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month, #1,302 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plodia interpunctella's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Plodia interpunctella is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Plodia interpunctella belongs to the parent taxon Plodia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Plodia interpunctella is Plodia interpunctella[6].
  • Plodia interpunctella's Commons category is recorded as Plodia interpunctella[7].
  • Plodia interpunctella's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plodia interpunctella[8].
  • Plodia interpunctella's Commons gallery is recorded as Plodia interpunctella[9].
  • Plodia interpunctella's taxon synonym is recorded as Tinea interpunctella[10].
  • Plodia interpunctella's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. interpunctella'}[11].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwyfyn blawd India'}[12].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'indische meelmot'}[13].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Indische meelmot'}[14].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'keittiökoisa'}[15].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'tørrfruktsmalmott'}[16].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mklik rodzynkowiec'}[17].
  • Plodia interpunctella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '화랑곡나방'}[18].
  • Plodia interpunctella's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+18'}[19].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as peanut[20].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as Camellia sinensis[21].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as Cicer arietinum[22].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as Oryza sativa[23].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as Prunus armeniaca[24].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as Prunus domestica[25].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as cacao[26].
  • Plodia interpunctella's has host is recorded as maize[27].

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Classification

Plodia interpunctella's scientific name is Plodia interpunctella[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Plodia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwyfyn blawd India'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'indische meelmot'}[13], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'keittiökoisa'}[15], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'tørrfruktsmalmott'}[16], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mklik rodzynkowiec'}[17], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '화랑곡나방'}[18].

Identifiers

Plodia interpunctella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 58824[28]. Plodia interpunctella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 952934[29]. Plodia interpunctella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1873079[30].

Why It Matters

Plodia interpunctella ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month, #1,302 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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  4. [6] . Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Indianmeal Moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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