Lampyridae

family of beetles
Taxon taxon Q25420
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Lampyridae

Summary

Lampyridae is a taxon[1]. Lampyridae ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,749 views/month, #402 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lampyridae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lampyridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • glowing is named after Lampyridae[5].
  • Lampyridae belongs to the parent taxon Elateroidea[6].
  • Lampyridae's scientific name is Lampyridae[7].
  • Lampyridae's Commons category is recorded as Lampyridae[8].
  • Lampyridae's said to be the same as is recorded as glowworm[9].
  • Lampyridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lampyridae[10].
  • Lampyridae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • Lampyridae's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Lampyridae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Lampyridae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Lampyridae's has characteristic is recorded as bioluminescence[15].
  • Lampyridae's has characteristic is recorded as aposematism[16].
  • Lampyridae's this taxon is source of is recorded as D-luciferin[17].
  • Lampyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Glimwormen'}[18].
  • Lampyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lysbiller'}[19].
  • Lampyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '萤科'}[20].
  • Lampyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kresnice'}[21].
  • Lampyridae's different from is recorded as Q9396426[22].
  • Lampyridae's uses is recorded as bioluminescence[23].
  • Lampyridae's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
  • Lampyridae's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[25].

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Classification

Lampyridae's scientific name is Lampyridae[7]. Lampyridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Lampyridae belongs to the parent taxon Elateroidea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Glimwormen'}[18], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lysbiller'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '萤科'}[20], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kresnice'}[21].

Discovery and Description

glowing is named after Lampyridae[5].

Identifiers

Lampyridae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47731[26]. Lampyridae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7049[27]. Lampyridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7487[28]. Lampyridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4737[29]. Lampyridae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 113835[30].

Why It Matters

Lampyridae ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,749 views/month, #402 of 195,241).[2] Lampyridae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Lampyridae is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . 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. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon
    This taxon is source of D-luciferin
    Diel cycle nocturnal
    Uses bioluminescence
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7390, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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