Buck Moth

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q2290561
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Buck Moth

Summary

Buck Moth is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (808 views/month, #1,514 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buck Moth's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Buck Moth is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Buck Moth is classified within Hemileuca[5].
  • Buck Moth's scientific name is Hemileuca maia[6].
  • Buck Moth's Commons category is recorded as Hemileuca maia[7].
  • Buck Moth's short name is recorded as H. maia[8].
  • Buck Moth is commonly known as Buck Moth[9].
  • Buck Moth's wingspan is recorded as {'amount': '+62.5'}[10].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus falcata[11].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus laevis[12].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus prinoides[13].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus rubra[14].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus velutina[15].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus virginiana[16].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Salix[17].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Salix integra[18].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Fragaria[19].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Prunus persica[20].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus shumardii[21].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Artemisia filifolia[22].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Populus[23].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus stellata[24].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Salix humilis[25].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Vaccinium macrocarpon[26].
  • Buck Moth's has host is recorded as Prosopis glandulosa[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Buck Moth is Hemileuca maia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hemileuca[5]. It is commonly known as it[9].

Identifiers

Buck Moth's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122256[28]. Buck Moth's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40090[29]. Buck Moth's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 851876[30]. Buck Moth's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1865313[31]. Buck Moth's ITIS TSN is recorded as 936200[32].

Why It Matters

Buck Moth ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (808 views/month, #1,514 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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