Porphyrophora hamelii

species of insect, formerly used to produce an eponymous crimson carmine dyestuff known in Armenia as vordan karmir
Taxon taxon Q10637838
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Summary

Porphyrophora hamelii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #1,581 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Porphyrophora hamelii's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii belongs to the parent taxon Porphyrophora[5].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's scientific name is Porphyrophora hamelii[6].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's Commons category is recorded as Porphyrophora hamelii[7].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's this taxon is source of is recorded as Armenian cochineal[8].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. hamelii'}[9].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[10].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia[11].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[12].
  • Porphyrophora hamelii's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[13].

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Classification

Porphyrophora hamelii's scientific name is Porphyrophora hamelii[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Porphyrophora[5].

Identifiers

Porphyrophora hamelii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 837265[14]. Porphyrophora hamelii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2080703[15].

Why It Matters

Porphyrophora hamelii ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #1,581 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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. [14] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . The Insect Dyes of Western and West-Central Asia. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → species
    Intangible cultural heritage status → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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