Sphingidae

family of insects (moths)
Taxon taxon Q157683
Sphingidae
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Sphingidae

Summary

Sphingidae is a taxon[1]. Sphingidae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphingidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sphingidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Sphingidae belongs to the parent taxon Bombycoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sphingidae is Sphingidae[6].
  • Sphingidae's Commons category is recorded as Sphingidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Sphingidae is Sphinx ligustri[8].
  • Sphingidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphingidae[9].
  • Sphingidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q9121056[10].
  • Sphingidae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Sphingidae's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lišajovití'}[13].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwärmer'}[14].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kiitäjät'}[15].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'スズメガ科'}[16].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Pijlstaarten'}[17].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zawisakowate'}[18].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Вјештице'}[19].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Svärmare'}[20].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Бражники'}[21].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'cù-fionna'}[22].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'seabhag-lèomann'}[23].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'tussmørkesvermere'}[24].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veščeci'}[25].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zawisaki'}[26].
  • Sphingidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sfinksy'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sphingidae is Sphingidae[6]. Sphingidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Sphingidae belongs to the parent taxon Bombycoidea[5]. The taxonomic type of Sphingidae is Sphinx ligustri[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lišajovití'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwärmer'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kiitäjät'}[15], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'スズメガ科'}[16], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Pijlstaarten'}[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zawisakowate'}[18].

Identifiers

Sphingidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47213[28]. Sphingidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7128[29]. Sphingidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 905[30]. Sphingidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8868[31]. Sphingidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117293[32].

Why It Matters

Sphingidae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sphingidae is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . faclair.com. Retrieved . faclair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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