Vespa crabro

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q30258
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Vespa crabro

Summary

Vespa crabro is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,416 views/month, #616 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vespa crabro's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vespa crabro is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Vespa crabro is classified within Vespa[5].
  • Vespa crabro's scientific name is Vespa crabro[6].
  • Vespa crabro's Commons category is recorded as Vespa crabro[7].
  • Vespa crabro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vespa crabro[8].
  • Vespa crabro's Commons gallery is recorded as Vespa crabro[9].
  • Vespa crabro's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10].
  • Vespa crabro's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. crabro'}[11].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hornet'}[12].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '費邊胡蜂'}[13].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'hoornaar'}[14].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hornet'}[15].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hornisse'}[16].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'herhiläinen'}[17].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Bålgeting'}[18].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黄边胡蜂'}[19].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'geithams'}[20].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'tártagu'}[21].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sršen'}[22].
  • Vespa crabro is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '말벌'}[23].
  • Vespa crabro's taxon author citation is recorded as Linnaeus, 1758[24].
  • Vespa crabro's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[25].

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Classification

Vespa crabro's scientific name is Vespa crabro[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Vespa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hornet'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '費邊胡蜂'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'hoornaar'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hornisse'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'herhiläinen'}[17], and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Bålgeting'}[18].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 54327[26] and 361082[27]. Vespa crabro's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7445[28]. Vespa crabro's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1032911[29]. Vespa crabro's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1311527[30]. Vespa crabro's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154273[31].

Why It Matters

Vespa crabro ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,416 views/month, #616 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. bwars.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . wikidata.org.
  28. [24] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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