Lasiommata megera

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1434652
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Lasiommata megera

Summary

Lasiommata megera is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lasiommata megera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lasiommata megera is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lasiommata megera belongs to the parent taxon Lasiommata[5].
  • Lasiommata megera's scientific name is Lasiommata megera[6].
  • Lasiommata megera's Commons category is recorded as Lasiommata megera[7].
  • Lasiommata megera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lasiommata megera[8].
  • Lasiommata megera's Commons gallery is recorded as Lasiommata megera[9].
  • Lasiommata megera's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. megera'}[10].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gweirlöyn y cloddiau'}[11].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'argusvlinder'}[12].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Megera'}[13].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'okáč zední'}[14].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mégère'}[15].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wall brown'}[16].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mauerfuchs'}[17].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ruostepapurikko'}[18].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sørringvinge'}[19].
  • Lasiommata megera is commonly known as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Mauerfox'}[20].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Dactylis[21].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Holcus[22].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Agrostis[23].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Deschampsia[24].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Aegilops geniculata[25].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Hordeum[26].
  • Lasiommata megera's has host is recorded as Poa[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lasiommata megera is Lasiommata megera[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lasiommata[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gweirlöyn y cloddiau'}[11], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'argusvlinder'}[12], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Megera'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'okáč zední'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mégère'}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wall brown'}[16].

Identifiers

Lasiommata megera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 147298[28]. Lasiommata megera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 111917[29]. Lasiommata megera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2870201[30]. Lasiommata megera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4535632[31].

Why It Matters

Lasiommata megera ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Ferrantia 90 Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Topic's main category Category:Lasiommata megera
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    Has host Dactylis, Holcus, Agrostis +10
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