Varroa destructor

species of arthropods
Taxon taxon Q48564
Varroa destructor
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Varroa destructor

Summary

Varroa destructor is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month, #1,228 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Varroa destructor's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Varroa destructor is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Varroa destructor belongs to the parent taxon Varroa[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Varroa destructor is Varroa destructor[6].
  • Varroa destructor's Commons category is recorded as Varroa destructor[7].
  • Varroa destructor's afflicts is recorded as Apis[8].
  • Varroa destructor's contributing factor of is recorded as colony collapse disorder[9].
  • Varroa destructor's has effect is recorded as varroosis[10].
  • Varroa destructor's natural reservoir of is recorded as Deformed wing virus[11].
  • Varroa destructor's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. destructor'}[12].
  • Varroa destructor is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蜜蜂蟹蟎'}[13].
  • Varroa destructor is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kleštík zhoubný'}[14].
  • Varroa destructor is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '꿀벌응애'}[15].
  • Varroa destructor's different from is recorded as Varroa jacobsoni[16].
  • Varroa destructor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+1.1'}[17].
  • Varroa destructor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+0.8'}[18].
  • Varroa destructor's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+1.6'}[19].
  • Varroa destructor's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+0.7'}[20].
  • Varroa destructor's has host is recorded as Apis mellifera[21].
  • Varroa destructor's has host is recorded as Apis cerana[22].
  • Varroa destructor's has host is recorded as Apis[23].
  • Varroa destructor's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • Varroa destructor's taxon author citation is recorded as Anderson & Trueman, 2001[25].
  • Varroa destructor's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://metazoa.ensembl.org/Varroa_destructor_gca002443255[26].

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Classification

Varroa destructor's scientific name is Varroa destructor[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Varroa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蜜蜂蟹蟎'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kleštík zhoubný'}[14], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '꿀벌응애'}[15].

Identifiers

Varroa destructor's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 194693[27]. Varroa destructor's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 109461[28]. Varroa destructor's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 3203541[29]. Varroa destructor's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2188249[30]. Varroa destructor's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1125198[31].

Why It Matters

Varroa destructor ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month, #1,228 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Virus Infections of Honeybees Apis Mellifera. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Virus Infections of Honeybees Apis Mellifera. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Virus Infections of Honeybees Apis Mellifera. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Virus Infections of Honeybees Apis Mellifera. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Virus Infections of Honeybees Apis Mellifera. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Natural reservoir of Deformed wing virus
    Afflicts Apis
    Taxon rank species
    Contributing factor of colony collapse disorder
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