Phthorimaea operculella

species of moth
Taxon taxon Q3038703
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Phthorimaea operculella

Summary

Phthorimaea operculella is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phthorimaea operculella's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phthorimaea operculella is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Phthorimaea operculella is classified within Phthorimaea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Phthorimaea operculella is Phthorimaea operculella[6].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's Commons category is recorded as Phthorimaea operculella[7].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's main food source is recorded as tomato[8].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's taxon synonym is recorded as Bryotropha operculella[9].
  • Phthorimaea operculella is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'daearwyfyn tatws'}[10].
  • Phthorimaea operculella is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'aardappelmot'}[11].
  • Phthorimaea operculella is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Aardappelmot'}[12].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as potato[13].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Lycopersicon esculentum[14].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Nicotiana[15].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Solanum sisymbriifolium[16].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Coffea[17].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Physalis viscosa[18].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Solanum[19].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Solanum dulcamara[20].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Syzygium cumini[21].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as maize[22].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Solanum carolinense[23].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Physalis peruviana[24].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Pimenta dioica[25].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Nicotiana nudicaulis[26].
  • Phthorimaea operculella's has host is recorded as Nicotiana paniculata[27].

Body

Classification

Phthorimaea operculella's scientific name is Phthorimaea operculella[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phthorimaea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'daearwyfyn tatws'}[10] and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'aardappelmot'}[11].

Identifiers

Phthorimaea operculella's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 395129[28]. Phthorimaea operculella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 192464[29]. Phthorimaea operculella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 931131[30]. Phthorimaea operculella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1852118[31].

Why It Matters

Phthorimaea operculella ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Global Biotic Interactions. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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.
  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. 15d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host potato, Lycopersicon esculentum, Nicotiana +24
    Taxon synonym Bryotropha operculella
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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