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Hesperiidae

family of butterflies commonly called skippers
Taxon taxon Q232936
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Hesperiidae

Summary

Hesperiidae is a taxon[1]. Hesperiidae ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month, #1,491 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hesperiidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hesperiidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Hesperiidae belongs to the parent taxon Papilionoidea[5].
  • Hesperiidae's scientific name is Hesperiidae[6].
  • Hesperiidae's Commons category is recorded as Hesperiidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Hesperiidae is Hesperia[8].
  • Hesperiidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hesperiidae[9].
  • Hesperiidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q8973300[10].
  • Hesperiidae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • Hesperiidae's taxon synonym is recorded as Megathymidae[12].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dikkopjes'}[13].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'smygere'}[14].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hesperiid'}[15].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'skipper'}[16].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فراشة نطاطة'}[17].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'warcabniki'}[18].
  • Hesperiidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'powszelatki'}[19].
  • Hesperiidae's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Hesperiinae[20].
  • Hesperiidae's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Hesperiini[21].
  • Hesperiidae's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Hesperioidea[22].
  • Hesperiidae's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hesperiidae is Hesperiidae[6]. Hesperiidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Hesperiidae belongs to the parent taxon Papilionoidea[5]. The taxonomic type of Hesperiidae is Hesperia[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dikkopjes'}[13], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'smygere'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hesperiid'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'skipper'}[16], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فراشة نطاطة'}[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'warcabniki'}[18].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 47653[24] and 320514[25]. Hesperiidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40093[26]. Hesperiidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 836[27]. Hesperiidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6953[28]. Hesperiidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117278[29].

Why It Matters

Hesperiidae ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month, #1,491 of 195,241).[2] Hesperiidae has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Hesperiidae is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon synonym → Megathymidae
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558047605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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