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Calopterygidae

family of insects
Taxon taxon Q510788
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Calopterygidae

Summary

Calopterygidae is a taxon[1]. Calopterygidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calopterygidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Calopterygidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Q28676834 is named after Calopterygidae[5].
  • Calopterygidae belongs to the parent taxon Zygoptera[6].
  • Calopterygidae belongs to the parent taxon Calopterygoidea[7].
  • Calopterygidae's scientific name is Calopterygidae[8].
  • Calopterygidae's Commons category is recorded as Calopterygidae[9].
  • Calopterygidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calopterygidae[10].
  • Calopterygidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q9087817[11].
  • Calopterygidae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[12].
  • Calopterygidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'beekjuffers'}[13].
  • Calopterygidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Beekjuffers'}[14].
  • Calopterygidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'praktvannymfer'}[15].

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Classification

Calopterygidae's scientific name is Calopterygidae[8]. Calopterygidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Zygoptera[6] and Calopterygoidea[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'beekjuffers'}[13] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'praktvannymfer'}[15].

Discovery and Description

Q28676834 is named after Calopterygidae[5].

Identifiers

Calopterygidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47929[16]. Calopterygidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50489[17]. Calopterygidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5254[18]. Calopterygidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4211[19]. Calopterygidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 102043[20].

Why It Matters

Calopterygidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] Calopterygidae has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Calopterygidae is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Butterfly Foundation dragonflies. Retrieved . libellennet.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . 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. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Zygoptera, Calopterygoidea
    Named after → Q28676834
    Named after → —
    Taxon rank → family
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26686, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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