Icerya purchasi

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q783121
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Icerya purchasi

Summary

Icerya purchasi is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Icerya purchasi's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Icerya purchasi is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Icerya purchasi is classified within Icerya[5].
  • Icerya purchasi's scientific name is Icerya purchasi[6].
  • Icerya purchasi's Commons category is recorded as Icerya purchasi[7].
  • Icerya purchasi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Icerya purchasi[8].
  • Icerya purchasi's Commons gallery is recorded as Icerya purchasi[9].
  • Icerya purchasi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. purchasi'}[10].
  • Icerya purchasi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cottony Cushion Scale'}[11].
  • Icerya purchasi is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '이세리아깍지벌레'}[12].
  • Icerya purchasi's invasive to is recorded as People's Republic of China[13].
  • Icerya purchasi's invasive to is recorded as São Tomé and Príncipe[14].
  • Icerya purchasi's invasive to is recorded as Malawi[15].
  • Icerya purchasi's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[16].
  • Icerya purchasi's taxon author citation is recorded as Maskell, 1878[17].
  • Icerya purchasi's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[18].

Body

Classification

Icerya purchasi's scientific name is Icerya purchasi[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Icerya[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cottony Cushion Scale'}[11] and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '이세리아깍지벌레'}[12].

Identifiers

Icerya purchasi's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 60921[19]. Icerya purchasi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 249532[20]. Icerya purchasi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2646082[21]. Icerya purchasi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2080592[22]. Icerya purchasi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 200699[23].

Why It Matters

Icerya purchasi has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. [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] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Icerya purchasi
    Diel cycle diurnality
    Instance of taxon
    Invasive to People's Republic of China, São Tomé and Príncipe, Malawi
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