Wharf borer

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q2469939
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Summary

Wharf borer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (425 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wharf borer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Wharf borer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Wharf borer belongs to the parent taxon Nacerdes[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Wharf borer is Nacerdes melanura[6].
  • Wharf borer's Commons category is recorded as Nacerdes melanura[7].
  • Wharf borer's original combination is recorded as Cantharis melanura[8].
  • Wharf borer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. melanura'}[9].
  • Wharf borer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wharf Borer'}[10].
  • Wharf borer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'möljäkeiju'}[11].
  • Wharf borer is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'bolverkbille'}[12].
  • Wharf borer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[13].

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Classification

Wharf borer's scientific name is Nacerdes melanura[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Nacerdes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wharf Borer'}[10], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'möljäkeiju'}[11], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'bolverkbille'}[12].

Identifiers

Wharf borer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 225433[14]. Wharf borer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 878157[15]. Wharf borer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1042461[16]. Wharf borer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1045471[17]. Wharf borer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 719463[18].

Why It Matters

Wharf borer ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (425 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original combination → Cantharis melanura
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Insects (insecta) of the world id: 840355, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/278390|batch #278390]]"
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