Syrphidae

family of flies
Taxon taxon Q217905
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Syrphidae

Summary

Syrphidae is a taxon[1]. Syrphidae ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,408 views/month, #776 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Syrphidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Syrphidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Syrphidae belongs to the parent taxon Syrphoidea[5].
  • Syrphidae belongs to the parent taxon Muscomorpha[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Syrphidae is Syrphidae[7].
  • Syrphidae is used for biological pest control[8].
  • Syrphidae's Commons category is recorded as Syrphidae[9].
  • Syrphidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hoverflies[10].
  • Syrphidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q9134741[11].
  • Syrphidae's main food source is recorded as aphid[12].
  • Syrphidae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[13].
  • Syrphidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Syrphid Flies'}[14].
  • Syrphidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hoverflies'}[15].
  • Syrphidae's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Syrphidae is Syrphidae[7]. Syrphidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Syrphoidea[5] and Muscomorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Syrphid Flies'}[14] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hoverflies'}[15].

Identifiers

Syrphidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49995[17]. Syrphidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34680[18]. Syrphidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 9017[19]. Syrphidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6920[20]. Syrphidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 139621[21].

Why It Matters

Syrphidae ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,408 views/month, #776 of 195,241).[2] Syrphidae has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Syrphidae is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Schling- und Kletterpflanzen. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Schling- und Kletterpflanzen. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source aphid
    Instance of taxon
    Diel cycle diurnality
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1984280
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12616, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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