Plecia

Summary

Plecia is a taxon^[1]. Plecia ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #1,554 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plecia's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Plecia is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Plecia belongs to the parent taxon Pleciidae^[5].
• Plecia's scientific name is Plecia^[6].
• Plecia's Commons category is recorded as Plecia^[7].
• Plecia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plecia^[8].
• Plecia is commonly known as Lovebugs^[9].

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Classification

Plecia's scientific name is Plecia^[6]. Plecia is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Plecia belongs to the parent taxon Pleciidae^[5]. Plecia is commonly known as Lovebugs^[9].

Identifiers

Plecia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 127636^[10]. Plecia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1260898^[11]. Plecia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 54905^[12]. Plecia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1590132^[13]. Plecia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 121313^[14].

Why It Matters

Plecia ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #1,554 of 195,241).^[2] Plecia has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] Plecia is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]