Malacosoma

genus of moths
Taxon taxon Q10790185
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Malacosoma

Summary

Malacosoma is a taxon[1]. Malacosoma has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Malacosoma's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Malacosoma is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Malacosoma is classified within Lasiocampidae[5].
  • Malacosoma's scientific name is Malacosoma[6].
  • Malacosoma's Commons category is recorded as Malacosoma[7].
  • Malacosoma's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malacosoma[8].
  • Malacosoma is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tent caterpillar'}[9].
  • Malacosoma is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オビカレハ属'}[10].
  • Malacosoma is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pierścienica'}[11].
  • Malacosoma is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'prządka'}[12].
  • Malacosoma's homonymous taxon is recorded as Malacosoma[13].

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Classification

Malacosoma's scientific name is Malacosoma[6]. Malacosoma is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Malacosoma belongs to the parent taxon Lasiocampidae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tent caterpillar'}[9], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オビカレハ属'}[10], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pierścienica'}[11], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'prządka'}[12].

Identifiers

Malacosoma's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61786[14]. Malacosoma's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7097[15]. Malacosoma's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 48114[16]. Malacosoma's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1733840[17]. Malacosoma's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117542[18].

Why It Matters

Malacosoma has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Malacosoma is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Interlingual index id i47669
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