Ceratitis capitata

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q250269
Ceratitis capitata
Scott Bauer, U.S. Department of Agriculture · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Ceratitis capitata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month, #1,547 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ceratitis capitata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ceratitis capitata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ceratitis capitata is classified within Ceratitis[5].
  • Ceratitis capitata's scientific name is Ceratitis capitata[6].
  • Ceratitis capitata's Commons category is recorded as Ceratitis capitata[7].
  • Ceratitis capitata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceratitis capitata[8].
  • Ceratitis capitata's Commons gallery is recorded as Ceratitis capitata[9].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Middellandse-zeevlieg'}[10].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'mosca de la fruta'}[11].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'mosca del mediterraneo'}[12].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mediterranean fruit fly'}[13].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'appelsinflue'}[14].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'appelsinfluge'}[15].
  • Ceratitis capitata is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'breskova muha'}[16].
  • Ceratitis capitata's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • Ceratitis capitata's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[18].

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Classification

Ceratitis capitata's scientific name is Ceratitis capitata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ceratitis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Middellandse-zeevlieg'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'mosca de la fruta'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'mosca del mediterraneo'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mediterranean fruit fly'}[13], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'appelsinflue'}[14], and {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'appelsinfluge'}[15].

Identifiers

Ceratitis capitata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 199404[19]. Ceratitis capitata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7213[20]. Ceratitis capitata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 723951[21]. Ceratitis capitata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1626096[22]. Ceratitis capitata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 143196[23].

Why It Matters

Ceratitis capitata ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month, #1,547 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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