Sphecius speciosus

species of insect (wasp)
Taxon taxon Q3493214
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Sphecius speciosus

Summary

Sphecius speciosus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,357 views/month, #1,355 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphecius speciosus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sphecius speciosus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sphecius speciosus is classified within Sphecius[5].
  • Sphecius speciosus's scientific name is Sphecius speciosus[6].
  • Sphecius speciosus's Commons category is recorded as Sphecius speciosus[7].
  • Sphecius speciosus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphecius speciosus[8].
  • Sphecius speciosus's Commons gallery is recorded as Sphecius speciosus[9].
  • Sphecius speciosus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. speciosus'}[10].
  • Sphecius speciosus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Cicada Killer'}[11].
  • Sphecius speciosus's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[12].

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Classification

Sphecius speciosus's scientific name is Sphecius speciosus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sphecius[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Cicada Killer'}[11].

Identifiers

Sphecius speciosus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51954[13]. Sphecius speciosus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7487[14]. Sphecius speciosus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1045615[15]. Sphecius speciosus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1338940[16]. Sphecius speciosus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154318[17].

Why It Matters

Sphecius speciosus ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,357 views/month, #1,355 of 195,241).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . 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. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Sphecius
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 935201
    Taxon rank species
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 935201, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269316|batch #269316]]"
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