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Eristalis tenax

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1048880
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Eristalis tenax

Summary

Eristalis tenax is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #1,457 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eristalis tenax's image is recorded as Schwebfliege 080809-3.jpg[3].
  • Eristalis tenax's image is recorded as Eristalis November 2007-2.jpg[4].
  • Eristalis tenax's image is recorded as Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) female.jpg[5].
  • Eristalis tenax's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon rank is recorded as species[7].
  • Eristalis tenax's parent taxon is recorded as Eristalis[8].
  • Eristalis tenax's parent taxon is recorded as Eristalis (Eristalis)[9].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon name is recorded as Eristalis tenax[10].
  • Eristalis tenax's Commons category is recorded as Eristalis tenax[11].
  • Eristalis tenax's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0db_ts[12].
  • Eristalis tenax's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 198635[13].
  • Eristalis tenax's ITIS TSN is recorded as 140969[14].
  • Eristalis tenax's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 750456[15].
  • Eristalis tenax's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 104978[16].
  • Eristalis tenax's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1541217[17].
  • Eristalis tenax's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 987918[18].
  • Eristalis tenax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eristalis tenax[19].
  • Eristalis tenax's Commons gallery is recorded as Eristalis tenax[20].
  • Eristalis tenax's original combination is recorded as Musca tenax[21].
  • Eristalis tenax's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. tenax'}[22].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kuhnurikärpänen'}[23].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Éristale gluante'}[24].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '꽃등에'}[25].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blinde bij'}[26].
  • Eristalis tenax's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'blinde bij'}[27].

Why It Matters

Eristalis tenax ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #1,457 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas South of the United States. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas South of the United States. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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