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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Porphyrophora hamelii

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].

Body

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] . Q82486. 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. 10d 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)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007602382705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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