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Large milkweed bug

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Large milkweed bug

Summary

Large milkweed bug is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month, #1,479 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Large milkweed bug's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Large milkweed bug is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Large milkweed bug is classified within Oncopeltus (Erythrischius)[5].
  • Large milkweed bug's scientific name is Oncopeltus fasciatus[6].
  • Large milkweed bug's Commons category is recorded as Oncopeltus fasciatus[7].
  • Large milkweed bug's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oncopeltus fasciatus[8].
  • Large milkweed bug's Commons gallery is recorded as Oncopeltus fasciatus[9].
  • Large milkweed bug's main food source is recorded as Asclepias[10].
  • Large milkweed bug's original combination is recorded as Lygaeus fasciatus[11].
  • Large milkweed bug's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. fasciatus'}[12].
  • Large milkweed bug is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Milkweed Bug'}[13].
  • Large milkweed bug's has part is recorded as wing[14].
  • Large milkweed bug's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[15].

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Classification

Large milkweed bug's scientific name is Oncopeltus fasciatus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Oncopeltus (Erythrischius)[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Milkweed Bug'}[13].

Identifiers

Large milkweed bug's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55556[16]. Large milkweed bug's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7536[17]. Large milkweed bug's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 609610[18]. Large milkweed bug's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2007764[19]. Large milkweed bug's ITIS TSN is recorded as 107857[20].

Why It Matters

Large milkweed bug ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month, #1,479 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . 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. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Main food source → Asclepias
    Topic's main category → Category:Oncopeltus fasciatus
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541650105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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