Polka-dot wasp moth

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q3508953
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Polka-dot wasp moth

Summary

Polka-dot wasp moth is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #1,578 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polka-dot wasp moth's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth is classified within Syntomeida[5].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's scientific name is Syntomeida epilais[6].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's Commons category is recorded as Syntomeida epilais[7].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's Commons gallery is recorded as Syntomeida epilais[8].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's short name is recorded as S. epilais[9].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth is commonly known as Oleander Moth[10].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's has host is recorded as Bougainvillea[11].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's has host is recorded as Carissa macrocarpa[12].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's has host is recorded as borage[13].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's has host is recorded as Echites umbellatus[14].
  • Polka-dot wasp moth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].

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Classification

Polka-dot wasp moth's scientific name is Syntomeida epilais[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Syntomeida[5]. It is commonly known as Oleander Moth[10].

Identifiers

Polka-dot wasp moth's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 120875[16]. Polka-dot wasp moth's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 517699[17]. Polka-dot wasp moth's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1809135[18]. Polka-dot wasp moth's ITIS TSN is recorded as 940551[19].

Why It Matters

Polka-dot wasp moth ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #1,578 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3m ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lepindex id 33805
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  2. 7d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host Bougainvillea, Carissa macrocarpa, borage +1
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Syntomeida
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 87344
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 87344, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269391|batch #269391]]"
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