Pieris brassicae

species of butterfly
Taxon taxon Q26764
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Pieris brassicae

Summary

Pieris brassicae is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month, #1,517 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pieris brassicae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pieris brassicae is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pieris brassicae belongs to the parent taxon Pieris[5].
  • Pieris brassicae's scientific name is Pieris brassicae[6].
  • Pieris brassicae's Commons category is recorded as Pieris brassicae[7].
  • Pieris brassicae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pieris brassicae[8].
  • Pieris brassicae's Commons gallery is recorded as Pieris brassicae[9].
  • Pieris brassicae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[10].
  • Pieris brassicae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Pieris brassicae's original combination is recorded as Papilio brassicae[12].
  • Pieris brassicae's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. brassicae'}[13].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwyn mawr'}[14].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'groot koolwitje'}[15].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cabbage butterfly'}[16].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'large white'}[17].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cabbage moth'}[18].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'large cabbage white'}[19].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělásek zelný'}[20].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'piéride du chou'}[21].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Kohlweißling'}[22].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kaaliperhonen'}[23].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'bielinek kapustnik'}[24].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'stor kålsommerfugl'}[25].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '欧洲粉蝶'}[26].
  • Pieris brassicae is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Kabesfrësser'}[27].

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Classification

Pieris brassicae's scientific name is Pieris brassicae[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pieris[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwyn mawr'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'groot koolwitje'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cabbage butterfly'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'large white'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cabbage moth'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'large cabbage white'}[19].

Identifiers

Pieris brassicae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55401[28]. Pieris brassicae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7116[29]. Pieris brassicae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 175000[30]. Pieris brassicae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1920506[31]. Pieris brassicae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 778274[32].

Why It Matters

Pieris brassicae ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (646 views/month, #1,517 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  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.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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