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Highland midge

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Highland midge

Summary

Highland midge is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,775 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Highland midge's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Highland midge is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Highland midge is classified within Culicoides[5].
  • Highland midge's scientific name is Culicoides impunctatus[6].
  • Highland midge's Commons category is recorded as Culicoides impunctatus[7].
  • Highland midge's short name is recorded as C. impunctatus[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Highland midge is Culicoides impunctatus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Culicoides[5].

Identifiers

Highland midge's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 467165[9]. Highland midge's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 177094[10]. Highland midge's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 808989[11]. Highland midge's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1632225[12].

Why It Matters

Highland midge ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,775 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 300800
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Culicoides
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 300800, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269824|batch #269824]]"
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