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Plebejus melissa

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1317139
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Plebejus melissa

Summary

Plebejus melissa is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Plebejus melissa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Plebejus melissa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Plebejus melissa is classified within Plebejus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Plebejus melissa is Plebejus melissa[6].
  • Plebejus melissa's Commons category is recorded as Plebejus melissa[7].
  • Plebejus melissa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plebejus melissa[8].
  • Plebejus melissa's Commons gallery is recorded as Plebejus melissa[9].
  • Plebejus melissa's original combination is recorded as Lycaena melissa[10].
  • Plebejus melissa's taxon synonym is recorded as Lycaeides melissa[11].
  • Plebejus melissa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. melissa'}[12].
  • Plebejus melissa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melissa Blue'}[13].
  • Plebejus melissa's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+23'}[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Plebejus melissa is Plebejus melissa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Plebejus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melissa Blue'}[13].

Identifiers

Plebejus melissa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122383[15]. Plebejus melissa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 155167[16]. Plebejus melissa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5714703[17]. Plebejus melissa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 777922[18].

Why It Matters

Plebejus melissa has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . The Butterflies of Canada. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Plebejus melissa
    Instance of → taxon
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+23'}
    Aliases → —
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