Bombyx

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q1314183
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Bombyx

Summary

Bombyx is a taxon[1]. Bombyx ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #1,568 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bombyx's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bombyx is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Bombyx is classified within Bombycinae[5].
  • Bombyx's scientific name is Bombyx[6].
  • Bombyx's Commons category is recorded as Bombyx[7].
  • Bombyx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombyx[8].
  • Bombyx's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • Bombyx is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'jedwabnik'}[10].

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Classification

Bombyx's scientific name is Bombyx[6]. Bombyx is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Bombyx is classified within Bombycinae[5]. Bombyx is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'jedwabnik'}[10].

Identifiers

Bombyx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 124713[11]. Bombyx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7090[12]. Bombyx's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 48480[13]. Bombyx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1868660[14]. Bombyx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117539[15].

Why It Matters

Bombyx ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #1,568 of 195,241).[2] Bombyx has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Bombyx is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Bombycinae
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Taxon rank genus
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012453819705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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