Sphinx

Summary

Sphinx is a taxon^[1]. Sphinx ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sphinx's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Sphinx is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Sphinx is classified within Sphingini^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Sphinx is Sphinx^[6].
• Sphinx's Commons category is recorded as Sphinx (Sphingidae)^[7].
• The taxonomic type of Sphinx is Sphinx ligustri^[8].
• Sphinx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphinx (genus)^[9].
• Sphinx's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• Sphinx's taxon synonym is recorded as Hyloicus^[11].
• Sphinx is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zawisak'}^[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sphinx is Sphinx^[6]. Sphinx is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Sphinx belongs to the parent taxon Sphingini^[5]. The taxonomic type of Sphinx is Sphinx ligustri^[8]. Sphinx is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'zawisak'}^[12].

Identifiers

Sphinx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 70131^[13]. Sphinx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 119287^[14]. Sphinx's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 50708^[15]. Sphinx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1864404^[16]. Sphinx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 188620^[17].

Why It Matters

Sphinx ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).^[2] Sphinx has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Sphinx is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]