Lycaenidae

family of insects
Taxon taxon Q158717
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Lycaenidae

Summary

Lycaenidae is a taxon[1]. Lycaenidae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lycaenidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lycaenidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Lycaenidae is classified within Papilionoidea[5].
  • Lycaenidae's scientific name is Lycaenidae[6].
  • Lycaenidae's Commons category is recorded as Lycaenidae[7].
  • Lycaenidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lycaenidae[8].
  • Lycaenidae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Lycaenidae's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'modráskovití'}[11].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Blåfugle'}[12].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bläulinge'}[13].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gossamer-winged butterflies'}[14].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Sinisiivet'}[15].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Boglárkák'}[16].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シジミチョウ科'}[17].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '부전나빗과'}[18].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Melsviai'}[19].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Modraszkowate'}[20].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Голубянки'}[21].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Juvelvingar'}[22].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Họ Bướm xanh'}[23].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰蝶科'}[24].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwtjes en vuurvlinders'}[25].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'бакарци'}[26].
  • Lycaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'glansvinger'}[27].

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Classification

Lycaenidae's scientific name is Lycaenidae[6]. Lycaenidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Lycaenidae is classified within Papilionoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'modráskovití'}[11], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Blåfugle'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bläulinge'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gossamer-winged butterflies'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Sinisiivet'}[15], and {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Boglárkák'}[16].

Identifiers

Lycaenidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47923[28]. Lycaenidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27544[29]. Lycaenidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 855[30]. Lycaenidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5473[31]. Lycaenidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117236[32].

Why It Matters

Lycaenidae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2] Lycaenidae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Lycaenidae is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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  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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Papilionoidea
    This zoological name is coordinate with Lycaenoidea, Lycaeninae, Lycaenini
    Taxon rank family
    Instance of taxon
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