Hepialidae

family of moths
Taxon taxon Q580250
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Hepialidae

Summary

Hepialidae is a taxon[1]. Hepialidae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #1,570 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hepialidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hepialidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Hepialidae is classified within Hepialoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hepialidae is Hepialidae[6].
  • Hepialidae's Commons category is recorded as Hepialidae[7].
  • Hepialidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hepialidae[8].
  • Hepialidae's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • Hepialidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wortelboorders'}[10].
  • Hepialidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ghost moths'}[11].
  • Hepialidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'rotetere'}[12].
  • Hepialidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'niesobki'}[13].
  • Hepialidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'krótkowąsy'}[14].
  • Hepialidae's has host is recorded as Ophiocordyceps sinensis[15].

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Classification

Hepialidae's scientific name is Hepialidae[6]. Hepialidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Hepialidae is classified within Hepialoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wortelboorders'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ghost moths'}[11], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'rotetere'}[12], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'niesobki'}[13], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'krótkowąsy'}[14].

Identifiers

Hepialidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53783[16]. Hepialidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41021[17]. Hepialidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 834[18]. Hepialidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3556[19]. Hepialidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 118830[20].

Why It Matters

Hepialidae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #1,570 of 195,241).[2] Hepialidae has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Hepialidae is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Handbook of New Zealand Insect Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host Ophiocordyceps sinensis
    Parent taxon Hepialoidea
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
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