Spilosoma virginica

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q7577334
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Spilosoma virginica

Summary

Spilosoma virginica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month, #1,536 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spilosoma virginica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spilosoma virginica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Spilosoma virginica belongs to the parent taxon Spilosoma[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Spilosoma virginica is Spilosoma virginica[6].
  • Spilosoma virginica's Commons category is recorded as Spilosoma virginica[7].
  • Spilosoma virginica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spilosoma virginica[8].
  • Spilosoma virginica's Commons gallery is recorded as Spilosoma virginica[9].
  • Spilosoma virginica's main food source is recorded as tomato[10].
  • Spilosoma virginica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. virginica'}[11].
  • Spilosoma virginica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Virginian Tiger Moth'}[12].
  • Spilosoma virginica's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+42'}[13].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Alcea rosea[14].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as peanut[15].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Asparagus officinalis[16].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Castanea dentata[17].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Chenopodium album[18].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Cytisus scoparius[19].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Fraxinus pennsylvanica[20].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Helianthus[21].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as common sunflower[22].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Ipomoea alba[23].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Juglans nigra[24].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Petunia axillaris[25].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Prunus persica[26].
  • Spilosoma virginica's has host is recorded as Ribes rubrum[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spilosoma virginica is Spilosoma virginica[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Spilosoma[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Virginian Tiger Moth'}[12].

Identifiers

Spilosoma virginica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 214366[28]. Spilosoma virginica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1811948[29]. Spilosoma virginica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117312[30].

Why It Matters

Spilosoma virginica ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month, #1,536 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source → tomato
    Has host → Alcea rosea, peanut, Asparagus officinalis +76
    Parent taxon → Spilosoma
    Instance of → taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 89248, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269316|batch #269316]]"
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