Lycaena phlaeas

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q740169
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Lycaena phlaeas

Summary

Lycaena phlaeas is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,560 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lycaena phlaeas's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lycaena phlaeas belongs to the parent taxon Lycaena[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lycaena phlaeas is Lycaena phlaeas[6].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's Commons category is recorded as Lycaena phlaeas[7].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lycaena phlaeas[8].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's Commons gallery is recorded as Lycaena phlaeas[9].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's original combination is recorded as Papilio phlaeas[10].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'copor bach'}[11].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kleine vuurvlinder'}[12].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small copper'}[13].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American copper'}[14].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common copper'}[15].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ohniváček černokřídlý'}[16].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'bronzé'}[17].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Feuerfalter'}[18].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'pikkukultasiipi'}[19].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'ildgullvinge'}[20].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '红灰蝶'}[21].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Klenge Feierfalter'}[22].
  • Lycaena phlaeas is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'mali cekinček'}[23].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+25.5'}[24].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's has host is recorded as Rumex acetosa[25].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's has host is recorded as Rumex acetosella[26].
  • Lycaena phlaeas's has host is recorded as Rumex crispus[27].

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Classification

Lycaena phlaeas's scientific name is Lycaena phlaeas[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lycaena[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'copor bach'}[11], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kleine vuurvlinder'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small copper'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American copper'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common copper'}[15], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ohniváček černokřídlý'}[16].

Identifiers

Lycaena phlaeas's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55655[28]. Lycaena phlaeas's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 282391[29]. Lycaena phlaeas's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 262721[30]. Lycaena phlaeas's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1929697[31]. Lycaena phlaeas's ITIS TSN is recorded as 777788[32].

Why It Matters

Lycaena phlaeas ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,560 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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.
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  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . The Butterflies of Canada. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+25.5'}
    Has host Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Rumex crispus +5
    Parent taxon Lycaena
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