Polyommatus icarus

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q161533
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Polyommatus icarus

Summary

Polyommatus icarus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,209 views/month, #1,359 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polyommatus icarus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Polyommatus icarus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Polyommatus icarus is classified within Polyommatus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Polyommatus icarus is Polyommatus icarus[6].
  • Polyommatus icarus's Commons category is recorded as Polyommatus icarus[7].
  • Polyommatus icarus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polyommatus icarus[8].
  • Polyommatus icarus's Commons gallery is recorded as Polyommatus icarus[9].
  • Polyommatus icarus's taxon synonym is recorded as Polyommatus andronicus[10].
  • Polyommatus icarus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. icarus'}[11].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'glesyn cyffredin'}[12].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'icarusblauwtje'}[13].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common blue'}[14].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'modrásek jehlicový'}[15].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'azuré commun'}[16].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hauhechelbläuling'}[17].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hohtosinisiipi'}[18].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'tiriltungeblåvinge'}[19].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Hauhechel-Bläuling'}[20].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'modraszek lazurek'}[21].
  • Polyommatus icarus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'navadni modrin'}[22].
  • Polyommatus icarus's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+34'}[23].
  • Polyommatus icarus's has host is recorded as Medicago lupulina[24].
  • Polyommatus icarus's has host is recorded as Lotus[25].
  • Polyommatus icarus's has host is recorded as Trifolium[26].
  • Polyommatus icarus's has host is recorded as Ononis[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Polyommatus icarus is Polyommatus icarus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Polyommatus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'glesyn cyffredin'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'icarusblauwtje'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common blue'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'modrásek jehlicový'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'azuré commun'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hauhechelbläuling'}[17].

Identifiers

Polyommatus icarus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55641[28]. Polyommatus icarus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 265386[29]. Polyommatus icarus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 265759[30]. Polyommatus icarus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5140214[31].

Why It Matters

Polyommatus icarus ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,209 views/month, #1,359 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . 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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . notranjski-park.si. Retrieved . notranjski-park.si. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Why Small Is Beautiful: Wing Colour Is Free from Thermoregulatory Constraint in the Small Lycaenid Butterfly, Polyommatus icarus. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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