Arachnocampa luminosa

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q2859380
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Arachnocampa luminosa

Summary

Arachnocampa luminosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month, #1,467 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arachnocampa luminosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa belongs to the parent taxon Arachnocampa[5].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Arachnocampa luminosa is Arachnocampa luminosa[7].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa's Commons category is recorded as Arachnocampa luminosa[8].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arachnocampa luminosa[9].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[10].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa's short name is recorded as A. luminosa[11].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa is commonly known as Fungus gnat[12].
  • Arachnocampa luminosa is commonly known as New Zealand glowworm[13].

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Classification

Arachnocampa luminosa's scientific name is Arachnocampa luminosa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Arachnocampa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include Fungus gnat[12] and New Zealand glowworm[13].

Distribution

Arachnocampa luminosa is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

Arachnocampa luminosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 125921[14]. Arachnocampa luminosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 270894[15]. Arachnocampa luminosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 719231[16]. Arachnocampa luminosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1564326[17].

Why It Matters

Arachnocampa luminosa ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month, #1,467 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 352817
    Described by source → Critter of the Week
    Endemic to → New Zealand
    Taxon rank → species
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 352817, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269679|batch #269679]]"
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