Sphinx

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q127251
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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]

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. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Hyloicus
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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