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Photinus pyralis

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q137821
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Photinus pyralis

Summary

Photinus pyralis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Photinus pyralis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Photinus pyralis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Photinus pyralis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Photinus pyralis is classified within Photinus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Photinus pyralis is Photinus pyralis[7].
  • Photinus pyralis's Commons category is recorded as Photinus pyralis[8].
  • Photinus pyralis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photinus pyralis[9].
  • Photinus pyralis's Commons gallery is recorded as Photinus pyralis[10].
  • Photinus pyralis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. pyralis'}[11].
  • Photinus pyralis's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/assembly/GCF_008802855.1[12].
  • Photinus pyralis's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Photinus pyralis is Photinus pyralis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Photinus[6].

Identifiers

Photinus pyralis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 129350[14]. Photinus pyralis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7054[15]. Photinus pyralis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1173778[16]. Photinus pyralis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1162763[17]. Photinus pyralis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 722476[18].

Why It Matters

Photinus pyralis ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Photinus
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543642105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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