Aenetus virescens

species of moth endemic to New Zealand
Taxon taxon Q507767
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Aenetus virescens

Summary

Aenetus virescens is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aenetus virescens's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Aenetus virescens is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Aenetus virescens is classified within Aenetus[5].
  • Aenetus virescens is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Aenetus virescens is Aenetus virescens[7].
  • Aenetus virescens's Commons category is recorded as Aenetus virescens[8].
  • Aenetus virescens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aenetus virescens[9].
  • Aenetus virescens's Commons gallery is recorded as Aenetus virescens[10].
  • Aenetus virescens's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[11].
  • Aenetus virescens's taxon synonym is recorded as Charagia virescens[12].
  • Aenetus virescens's taxon synonym is recorded as Charagia hectori[13].
  • Aenetus virescens's taxon synonym is recorded as Charagia rubroviridans[14].
  • Aenetus virescens's taxon synonym is recorded as Charagia fischeri[15].
  • Aenetus virescens's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. virescens'}[16].
  • Aenetus virescens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Puriri moth'}[17].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Carpodetus serratus[18].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Malus pumila[19].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Eucalyptus delegatensis[20].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Eucalyptus saligna[21].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Eucalyptus pilularis[22].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Quercus robur[23].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Salix[24].
  • Aenetus virescens's has host is recorded as Prunus persica[25].
  • Aenetus virescens's taxon author citation is recorded as (Doubleday, 1843)[26].
  • Aenetus virescens's taxon range is recorded as New Zealand[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aenetus virescens is Aenetus virescens[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aenetus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Puriri moth'}[17].

Distribution

Aenetus virescens is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Aenetus virescens's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 409639[28]. Aenetus virescens's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 106988[29]. Aenetus virescens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1828826[30].

Why It Matters

Aenetus virescens ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . iNaturalist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . New Zealand Organisms Register. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Aenetus
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