Grey Hairstreak

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q3021949
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Summary

Grey Hairstreak is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Grey Hairstreak's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Grey Hairstreak is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Grey Hairstreak belongs to the parent taxon Strymon[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Grey Hairstreak is Strymon melinus[6].
  • Grey Hairstreak's Commons category is recorded as Strymon melinus[7].
  • Grey Hairstreak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Strymon melinus[8].
  • Grey Hairstreak's Commons gallery is recorded as Strymon melinus[9].
  • Grey Hairstreak is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray Hairstreak'}[10].
  • Grey Hairstreak's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'millimetre', 'amount': '+26'}[11].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Comptonia peregrina[12].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Eriogonum[13].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Carya illinoinensis[14].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Crataegus marshallii[15].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Croton capitatus[16].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Desmodium nudiflorum[17].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Eriogonum parvifolium[18].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Malva parviflora[19].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Nolina microcarpa[20].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Phaseolus vulgaris[21].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Sphaeralcea ambigua[22].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Tecoma stans[23].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Amphicarpaea bracteata[24].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Astragalus[25].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Hypericum[26].
  • Grey Hairstreak's has host is recorded as Humulus[27].

Body

Classification

Grey Hairstreak's scientific name is Strymon melinus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Strymon[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray Hairstreak'}[10].

Identifiers

Grey Hairstreak's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13698[28]. Grey Hairstreak's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 262409[29]. Grey Hairstreak's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1925429[30]. Grey Hairstreak's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117263[31].

Why It Matters

Grey Hairstreak has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . The Butterflies of Canada. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host → Comptonia peregrina, Eriogonum, Carya illinoinensis +79
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Interlingual index id → i47534
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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