Megaloptera

order of insects
Taxon taxon Q194025
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Megaloptera

Summary

Megaloptera is a taxon[1]. Megaloptera ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (477 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megaloptera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Megaloptera is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Megaloptera is classified within Neuropterida[5].
  • Megaloptera's scientific name is Megaloptera[6].
  • Megaloptera's Commons category is recorded as Megaloptera[7].
  • Megaloptera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megaloptera[8].
  • Megaloptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies'}[9].
  • Megaloptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'mudderfluer'}[10].
  • Megaloptera's homonymous taxon is recorded as Megaloptera[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Megaloptera is Megaloptera[6]. Megaloptera is classified at the rank of order[4]. Megaloptera belongs to the parent taxon Neuropterida[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies'}[9] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'mudderfluer'}[10].

Identifiers

Megaloptera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47864[12]. Megaloptera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50553[13]. Megaloptera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 934[14]. Megaloptera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1451[15]. Megaloptera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 115000[16].

Why It Matters

Megaloptera ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (477 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2] Megaloptera has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Megaloptera is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Neuropterida
    Taxon rank order
    Instance of taxon
    Homonymous taxon Megaloptera
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