Melitaea cinxia

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q938020
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Melitaea cinxia

Summary

Melitaea cinxia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melitaea cinxia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melitaea cinxia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Melitaea cinxia is classified within Melitaea[5].
  • Melitaea cinxia's scientific name is Melitaea cinxia[6].
  • Melitaea cinxia's Commons category is recorded as Melitaea cinxia[7].
  • Melitaea cinxia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melitaea cinxia[8].
  • Melitaea cinxia's Commons gallery is recorded as Melitaea cinxia[9].
  • Melitaea cinxia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. cinxia'}[10].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'britheg Glanville'}[11].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'veldparelmoervlinder'}[12].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hnědásek kostkovaný'}[13].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mélitée du plantain'}[14].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'glanville fritellary'}[15].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Scheckenfalter'}[16].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'täpläverkkoperhonen'}[17].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'prikkrutevinge'}[18].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'przeplatka cinksia'}[19].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Wegerich-Scheckenfalter'}[20].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pikasti pisanček'}[21].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Plantago lanceolata[22].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Plantago[23].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Centaurea jacea[24].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Hieracium[25].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Veronica[26].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Achillea[27].

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Classification

Melitaea cinxia's scientific name is Melitaea cinxia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Melitaea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'britheg Glanville'}[11], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'veldparelmoervlinder'}[12], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hnědásek kostkovaný'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mélitée du plantain'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'glanville fritellary'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Scheckenfalter'}[16].

Identifiers

Melitaea cinxia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57495[28]. Melitaea cinxia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 113334[29]. Melitaea cinxia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 153774[30]. Melitaea cinxia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8168644[31].

Why It Matters

Melitaea cinxia ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. 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] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . notranjski-park.si. Retrieved . notranjski-park.si. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Near Threatened
    Instance of taxon
    Has host Plantago lanceolata, Plantago, Centaurea jacea +8
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic vulnerable
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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