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Melitaea aurelia

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Melitaea aurelia

Summary

Melitaea aurelia is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Melitaea aurelia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melitaea aurelia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Melitaea aurelia is classified within Melitaea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Melitaea aurelia is Melitaea aurelia[6].
  • Melitaea aurelia's Commons category is recorded as Melitaea aurelia[7].
  • Melitaea aurelia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melitaea aurelia[8].
  • Melitaea aurelia's Commons gallery is recorded as Melitaea aurelia[9].
  • Melitaea aurelia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. aurelia'}[10].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'steppeparelmoervlinder'}[11].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hnědásek černýšový'}[12].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mélitée des digitales'}[13].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nickerls fritillary'}[14].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ehrenpreis Scheckenfalter'}[15].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Trockenrasen-Scheckefalter'}[16].
  • Melitaea aurelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'przeplatka aurelia'}[17].
  • Melitaea aurelia's has host is recorded as Plantago media[18].
  • Melitaea aurelia's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as endangered[19].
  • Melitaea aurelia's taxon author citation is recorded as Nickerl, 1850[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Melitaea aurelia is Melitaea aurelia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Melitaea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'steppeparelmoervlinder'}[11], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hnědásek černýšový'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mélitée des digitales'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nickerls fritillary'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ehrenpreis Scheckenfalter'}[15], and {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Trockenrasen-Scheckefalter'}[16].

Identifiers

Melitaea aurelia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 465237[21]. Melitaea aurelia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 113331[22]. Melitaea aurelia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4071783[23]. Melitaea aurelia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5881471[24].

Why It Matters

Melitaea aurelia has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ojassaar · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Melitaea aurelia
    Instance of → taxon
    Has host → Plantago media
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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