squash vine borer

species of bright orange moths which bores into the vines of squash plants
Taxon taxon Q148309
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squash vine borer

Summary

squash vine borer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • squash vine borer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • squash vine borer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • squash vine borer belongs to the parent taxon Melittia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, squash vine borer is Melittia cucurbitae[6].
  • squash vine borer's Commons category is recorded as Melittia cucurbitae[7].
  • squash vine borer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melittia cucurbitae[8].
  • squash vine borer's Commons gallery is recorded as Melittia cucurbitae[9].
  • squash vine borer's short name is recorded as M. cucurbitae[10].
  • squash vine borer is commonly known as Squash Vine Borer[11].
  • squash vine borer's wingspan is recorded as {'amount': '+31.5'}[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, squash vine borer is Melittia cucurbitae[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Melittia[5]. It is commonly known as Squash Vine Borer[11].

Identifiers

squash vine borer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133346[13]. squash vine borer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 655047[14]. squash vine borer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 948881[15]. squash vine borer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1941156[16].

Why It Matters

squash vine borer ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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  14. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category Category:Melittia cucurbitae
    Wingspan {'amount': '+31.5'}
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