Purple Thorn

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1975104
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Purple Thorn

Summary

Purple Thorn is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple Thorn's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Purple Thorn is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Purple Thorn belongs to the parent taxon Selenia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Purple Thorn is Selenia tetralunaria[6].
  • Purple Thorn's Commons category is recorded as Selenia tetralunaria[7].
  • Purple Thorn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selenia tetralunaria[8].
  • Purple Thorn's Commons gallery is recorded as Selenia tetralunaria[9].
  • Purple Thorn's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. tetralunaria'}[10].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'carpiog porffor'}[11].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'halvemaanvlinder'}[12].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Halvemaanvlinder'}[13].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ennonos illustre'}[14].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'purple thorn'}[15].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nelikuumittari'}[16].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Alnus[17].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Q25243[18].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Q12004[19].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Alnus incana[20].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Alnus japonica[21].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Malus pumila[22].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Quercus glauca[23].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Pyrus pyrifolia[24].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Quercus acutissima[25].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Fraxinus excelsior[26].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Populus nigra[27].

Body

Classification

Purple Thorn's scientific name is Selenia tetralunaria[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Selenia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'carpiog porffor'}[11], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'halvemaanvlinder'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ennonos illustre'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'purple thorn'}[15], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nelikuumittari'}[16].

Identifiers

Purple Thorn's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 355986[28]. Purple Thorn's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 934895[29]. Purple Thorn's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 440802[30]. Purple Thorn's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1962265[31].

Why It Matters

Purple Thorn ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. 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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  1. 14d ago · Christian Pirkl · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host Alnus, Q25243, Q12004 +12
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Selenia
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Selenia tetralunaria MHNT dos.jpg"
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