Meal moth

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q505182
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Meal moth

Summary

Meal moth is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meal moth's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Meal moth is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Meal moth belongs to the parent taxon Pyralis[5].
  • Meal moth's scientific name is Pyralis farinalis[6].
  • Meal moth's Commons category is recorded as Pyralis farinalis[7].
  • Meal moth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pyralis farinalis[8].
  • Meal moth's Commons gallery is recorded as Pyralis farinalis[9].
  • Meal moth's short name is recorded as P. farinalis[10].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as gwyfyn blawd[11].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as grote meelmot[12].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as Grote meelmot[13].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as lesekoisa[14].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as forrådshalmmott[15].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as zadarlica śpiżarnianka[16].
  • Meal moth is commonly known as 밀가루줄명나방[17].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Narcissus tazetta[18].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Trifolium[19].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as maize[20].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Hyacinthus orientalis[21].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as peanut[22].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Punica[23].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Avena sativa[24].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Secale cereale[25].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as Medicago sativa[26].
  • Meal moth's has host is recorded as potato[27].

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Classification

Meal moth's scientific name is Pyralis farinalis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pyralis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include gwyfyn blawd[11], grote meelmot[12], lesekoisa[14], forrådshalmmott[15], zadarlica śpiżarnianka[16], and 밀가루줄명나방[17].

Identifiers

Meal moth's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 199870[28]. Meal moth's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 687122[29]. Meal moth's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 171824[30]. Meal moth's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1872901[31].

Why It Matters

Meal moth ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lepindex id → 17108, 17115
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  2. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 9945
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Parent taxon → Pyralis
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