Manduca sexta

species of moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the American continent
Taxon taxon Q1366539
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Manduca sexta

Summary

Manduca sexta is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #1,435 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Manduca sexta's image is recorded as Manduca sexta MHNT CUT 2010 0 104 Caranavi, La Paz Bolivia male.jpg[3].
  • Manduca sexta's image is recorded as Manduca sexta MHNT CUT 2010 0 104 Dos Amates Catemaco VeraCruz Mexico female.jpg[4].
  • Manduca sexta's image is recorded as 202306 Tobacco hornworm.svg[5].
  • Manduca sexta's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Manduca sexta's instance of is recorded as model organism[7].
  • Manduca sexta's taxon rank is recorded as species[8].
  • Manduca sexta's parent taxon is recorded as Manduca[9].
  • Manduca sexta's taxon name is recorded as Manduca sexta[10].
  • Manduca sexta's Commons category is recorded as Manduca sexta[11].
  • Manduca sexta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03km83[12].
  • Manduca sexta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7130[13].
  • Manduca sexta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 936100[14].
  • Manduca sexta's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 506145[15].
  • Manduca sexta's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 276088[16].
  • Manduca sexta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1863978[17].
  • Manduca sexta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Manduca sexta[18].
  • Manduca sexta's Commons gallery is recorded as Manduca sexta[19].
  • Manduca sexta's main food source is recorded as tomato[20].
  • Manduca sexta's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/tobacco-hornworm[21].
  • Manduca sexta's Bradley and Fletcher checklist number is recorded as 1975[22].
  • Manduca sexta's Agassiz checklist number is recorded as 69.0053[23].
  • Manduca sexta's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwalch-wyfyn tomatos'}[24].
  • Manduca sexta's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tabakschwärmer'}[25].
  • Manduca sexta's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carolina sphinx'}[26].
  • Manduca sexta's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tobacco hornworm'}[27].

Why It Matters

Manduca sexta ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #1,435 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Global Biotic Interactions. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . UKMoths. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . UKMoths. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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