Nymphalidae

family of insects
Taxon taxon Q156449
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Nymphalidae

Summary

Nymphalidae is a taxon[1]. Nymphalidae ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (942 views/month, #1,344 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nymphalidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nymphalidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Nymphalidae is classified within Papilionoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Nymphalidae is Nymphalidae[6].
  • Nymphalidae's Commons category is recorded as Nymphalidae[7].
  • Nymphalidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nymphalidae[8].
  • Nymphalidae's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Nymphalidae's taxon synonym is recorded as Danaidae[10].
  • Nymphalidae's taxon synonym is recorded as Amathusiidae[11].
  • Nymphalidae's taxon synonym is recorded as Heliconiidae[12].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'babočkovití'}[13].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Takvingefamilien'}[14].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Edelfalter'}[15].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brush-footed butterfly'}[16].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ninfálidos'}[17].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Koerlibliklased'}[18].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'タテハチョウ科'}[19].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '네발나비과'}[20].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Pleštekės'}[21].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'Шарени пеперутки'}[22].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Praktfjärilar'}[23].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛺蝶科'}[24].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Schoenlappers, parelmoervlinders en zandoogjes'}[25].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'шаренци'}[26].
  • Nymphalidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'nymfevinger'}[27].

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Classification

Nymphalidae's scientific name is Nymphalidae[6]. Nymphalidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Nymphalidae is classified within Papilionoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'babočkovití'}[13], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Takvingefamilien'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Edelfalter'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brush-footed butterfly'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ninfálidos'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Koerlibliklased'}[18].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 47922[28], 134160[29], and 207893[30]. Nymphalidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 33415[31]. Nymphalidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 876[32]. Nymphalidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7017[33]. Nymphalidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117276[34].

Why It Matters

Nymphalidae ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (942 views/month, #1,344 of 195,241).[2] Nymphalidae has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Nymphalidae is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . iNaturalist. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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