Lepidoptera

order of insects that includes butterflies and moths
Taxon taxon Q28319
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Lepidoptera

Summary

Lepidoptera is a taxon[1]. Lepidoptera has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lepidoptera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lepidoptera is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Lepidoptera belongs to the parent taxon Endopterygota[5].
  • Lepidoptera is classified within Amphiesmenoptera[6].
  • Lepidoptera is classified within Holometabola[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lepidoptera is Lepidoptera[8].
  • Lepidoptera is a type of Pterygota[9].
  • Lepidoptera's Commons category is recorded as Lepidoptera[10].
  • Lepidoptera's Unicode character is recorded as 🦋[11].
  • Lepidoptera began on -200000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Lepidoptera's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈlɛpɪdˈɑptɚ.ə[13].
  • Lepidoptera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lepidoptera[14].
  • Lepidoptera's Commons gallery is recorded as Lepidoptera[15].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[20].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Lepidoptera's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Lepidoptera's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lepidoptera[23].
  • Lepidoptera's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/lepidoptera[24].
  • Lepidoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterflies and Moths'}[25].
  • Lepidoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'leòmann'}[26].
  • Lepidoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'can'}[27].

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Classification

Lepidoptera's scientific name is Lepidoptera[8]. Lepidoptera is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Endopterygota[5], Amphiesmenoptera[6], and Holometabola[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterflies and Moths'}[25], {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'leòmann'}[26], {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'can'}[27], {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'canna'}[28], {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'cruimheag'}[29], and {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'cù'}[30].

Identifiers

Lepidoptera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7088[31]. Lepidoptera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 747[32]. Lepidoptera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 797[33]. Lepidoptera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117232[34].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Lepidoptera include butterflying[35], a knife cut[36].

Why It Matters

Lepidoptera has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lepidoptera is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Lepidoptera include butterflying[35], a knife cut[36].

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] . Fossilworks. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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