Sphinx kalmiae

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q148888
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Sphinx kalmiae

Summary

Sphinx kalmiae is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphinx kalmiae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sphinx kalmiae is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sphinx kalmiae is classified within Sphinx[5].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's scientific name is Sphinx kalmiae[6].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's Commons category is recorded as Sphinx kalmiae[7].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphinx kalmiae[8].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's Commons gallery is recorded as Sphinx kalmiae[9].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. kalmiae'}[10].
  • Sphinx kalmiae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Laurel sphinx'}[11].
  • Sphinx kalmiae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'sphinx du laurier'}[12].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+89'}[13].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Chionanthus virginicus[14].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Fraxinus[15].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Fraxinus americana[16].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Fraxinus sambucifolia[17].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Nemopanthus mucronatus[18].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Prunus maritima[19].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Kalmia angustifolia[20].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Syringa persica[21].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Ilex glabra[22].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Kalmia latifolia[23].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Laurus[24].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Ligustrum[25].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Populus[26].
  • Sphinx kalmiae's has host is recorded as Fraxinus nigra[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sphinx kalmiae is Sphinx kalmiae[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sphinx[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Laurel sphinx'}[11] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'sphinx du laurier'}[12].

Identifiers

Sphinx kalmiae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 117452[28]. Sphinx kalmiae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 522708[29]. Sphinx kalmiae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 506496[30]. Sphinx kalmiae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5124232[31]. Sphinx kalmiae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 188622[32].

Why It Matters

Sphinx kalmiae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Auditory influences on the flight behaviour of moths in a Nearctic site. I. Flight tendency. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Sphinx kalmiae
    Instance of taxon
    Has host Chionanthus virginicus, Fraxinus, Fraxinus americana +12
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+89'}
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