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Sphaerophoria

genus of insects
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Sphaerophoria

Summary

Sphaerophoria is a taxon[1]. Sphaerophoria has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphaerophoria's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sphaerophoria is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sphaerophoria belongs to the parent taxon Syrphidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sphaerophoria is Sphaerophoria[6].
  • Sphaerophoria's Commons category is recorded as Sphaerophoria[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Sphaerophoria is Musca scripta[8].
  • Sphaerophoria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphaerophoria[9].
  • Sphaerophoria is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kulehalefluer'}[10].
  • Sphaerophoria's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[11].

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Classification

Sphaerophoria's scientific name is Sphaerophoria[6]. Sphaerophoria is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sphaerophoria belongs to the parent taxon Syrphidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Sphaerophoria is Musca scripta[8]. Sphaerophoria is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kulehalefluer'}[10].

Identifiers

Sphaerophoria's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52965[12]. Sphaerophoria's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 226179[13]. Sphaerophoria's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 56011[14]. Sphaerophoria's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1539106[15]. Sphaerophoria's ITIS TSN is recorded as 140247[16].

Why It Matters

Sphaerophoria has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sphaerophoria is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Syrphidae
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 893087
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 893087, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269358|batch #269358]]"
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