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Bombycidae

family of moths
Taxon taxon Q30576
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Bombycidae

Summary

Bombycidae is a taxon[1]. Bombycidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #1,575 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bombycidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bombycidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Bombycidae belongs to the parent taxon Bombycoidea[5].
  • Bombycidae's scientific name is Bombycidae[6].
  • Bombycidae's Commons category is recorded as Bombycidae[7].
  • Bombycidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombycidae[8].
  • Bombycidae's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Bombycidae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • Bombycidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silkworm Moths'}[11].
  • Bombycidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sviloprejke'}[12].
  • Bombycidae's different from is recorded as Nephilidae[13].
  • Bombycidae's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Bombycoidea[14].
  • Bombycidae's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Bombycinae[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bombycidae is Bombycidae[6]. Bombycidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Bombycidae is classified within Bombycoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silkworm Moths'}[11] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sviloprejke'}[12].

Identifiers

Bombycidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83861[16]. Bombycidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7089[17]. Bombycidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 778[18]. Bombycidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8832[19]. Bombycidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117538[20].

Why It Matters

Bombycidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #1,575 of 195,241).[2] Bombycidae has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Bombycidae is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This zoological name is coordinate with → Bombycoidea, Bombycinae
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Bombycoidea
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283107005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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