Boloria selene

species of butterfly
Taxon taxon Q901373
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Boloria selene

Summary

Boloria selene is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boloria selene received the Butterfly of the Year[3].
  • Boloria selene's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Boloria selene is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Boloria selene is classified within Clossiana[6].
  • Boloria selene's scientific name is Boloria selene[7].
  • Boloria selene's Commons category is recorded as Boloria selene[8].
  • Boloria selene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boloria selene[9].
  • Boloria selene's Commons gallery is recorded as Boloria selene[10].
  • Boloria selene's original combination is recorded as Papilio selene[11].
  • Boloria selene's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. selene'}[12].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'britheg berlog fach'}[13].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'zilveren maan'}[14].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'perleťovec dvanáctitečný'}[15].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dostojka selene'}[16].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'petit collier argenté'}[17].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small pearl-bordered fritillary'}[18].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunfleckiger Perlmutterfalter'}[19].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'niittyhopeatäplä'}[20].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'brunflekket perlemorvinge'}[21].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Brongfleckege Perlmutterfalter'}[22].
  • Boloria selene is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'perłowiec selene'}[23].
  • Boloria selene's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+43'}[24].
  • Boloria selene's has host is recorded as Viola riviniana[25].
  • Boloria selene's has host is recorded as Viola palustris[26].
  • Boloria selene's has host is recorded as Fragaria[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Boloria selene is Boloria selene[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Clossiana[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'britheg berlog fach'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'zilveren maan'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'perleťovec dvanáctitečný'}[15], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'dostojka selene'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'petit collier argenté'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small pearl-bordered fritillary'}[18].

Identifiers

Boloria selene's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54068[28]. Boloria selene's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 191398[29]. Boloria selene's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 153658[30]. Boloria selene's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1912325[31]. Boloria selene's ITIS TSN is recorded as 188567[32].

Why It Matters

Boloria selene ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Boloria selene receive?

Honors received include Butterfly of the Year[3].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . bund-nrw-naturschutzstiftung.de. Retrieved . bund-nrw-naturschutzstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . The Butterflies of Canada. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received Butterfly of the Year
    Image Boloria2.JPG, Boloria selene - Museo Tazzetti 325-2023.jpg
    Instance of
    Has host Viola riviniana, Viola palustris, Fragaria +8
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene).jpg"
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