Speckled Wood

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q663181
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Speckled Wood

Summary

Speckled Wood is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,452 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Speckled Wood's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Speckled Wood is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Speckled Wood is classified within Pararge[5].
  • Speckled Wood's scientific name is Pararge aegeria[6].
  • Speckled Wood's Commons category is recorded as Pararge aegeria[7].
  • Speckled Wood's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pararge aegeria[8].
  • Speckled Wood's Commons gallery is recorded as Pararge aegeria[9].
  • Speckled Wood's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. aegeria'}[10].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gweirlöyn brych'}[11].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'bont zandoogje'}[12].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'speckled wood'}[13].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'okáč pýrový'}[14].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'tircis'}[15].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Laubfalter'}[16].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'täpläpapurikko'}[17].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skogringvinge'}[18].
  • Speckled Wood is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Waldbrettspiel'}[19].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Dactylis glomerata[20].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Brachypodium sylvaticum[21].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Holcus lanatus[22].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Cynodon dytahilo[23].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Melica nutans[24].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Agropyron[25].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Hordeum[26].
  • Speckled Wood's has host is recorded as Poa annua[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Speckled Wood is Pararge aegeria[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pararge[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gweirlöyn brych'}[11], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'bont zandoogje'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'speckled wood'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'okáč pýrový'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'tircis'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Laubfalter'}[16].

Identifiers

Speckled Wood's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52592[28]. Speckled Wood's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 116150[29]. Speckled Wood's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 136444[30]. Speckled Wood's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8049830[31].

Why It Matters

Speckled Wood ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,452 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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  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] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . 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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