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apple maggot

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q132329
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Summary

apple maggot is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • apple maggot's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • apple maggot is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • apple maggot is classified within Rhagoletis[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, apple maggot is Rhagoletis pomonella[6].
  • apple maggot's Commons category is recorded as Rhagoletis pomonella[7].
  • apple maggot's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[8].
  • apple maggot's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. pomonella'}[9].
  • apple maggot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apple Maggot Fly'}[10].
  • apple maggot's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[11].
  • apple maggot's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, apple maggot is Rhagoletis pomonella[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Rhagoletis[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Apple Maggot Fly'}[10].

Identifiers

apple maggot's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 366909[13]. apple maggot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28610[14]. apple maggot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 723988[15]. apple maggot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1622582[16]. apple maggot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 142702[17].

Why It Matters

apple maggot ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → New International Encyclopedia
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