Bombylius major

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1549111
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Bombylius major

Summary

Bombylius major is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bombylius major's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bombylius major is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bombylius major is classified within Bombylius[5].
  • Bombylius major's scientific name is Bombylius major[6].
  • Bombylius major's Commons category is recorded as Bombylius major[7].
  • Bombylius major's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombylius major[8].
  • Bombylius major's Commons gallery is recorded as Bombylius major[9].
  • Bombylius major's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. major'}[10].
  • Bombylius major is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large bee-fly'}[11].
  • Bombylius major is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Villakärpänen'}[12].
  • Bombylius major is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand bombyle'}[13].
  • Bombylius major is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビロウドツリアブ'}[14].
  • Bombylius major is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '빌로오도재니등에'}[15].
  • Bombylius major's taxon author citation is recorded as Linnaeus, 1758[16].
  • Bombylius major's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[17].

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Classification

Bombylius major's scientific name is Bombylius major[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Bombylius[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large bee-fly'}[11], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Villakärpänen'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand bombyle'}[13], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビロウドツリアブ'}[14], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '빌로오도재니등에'}[15].

Identifiers

Bombylius major's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51557[18]. Bombylius major's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 240869[19]. Bombylius major's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 737113[20]. Bombylius major's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1670212[21]. Bombylius major's ITIS TSN is recorded as 134502[22].

Why It Matters

Bombylius major ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month, #1,289 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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