Melitaea cinxia

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q938020
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Melitaea cinxia

Summary

Melitaea cinxia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melitaea cinxia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melitaea cinxia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Melitaea cinxia is classified within Melitaea[5].
  • Melitaea cinxia's scientific name is Melitaea cinxia[6].
  • Melitaea cinxia's Commons category is recorded as Melitaea cinxia[7].
  • Melitaea cinxia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melitaea cinxia[8].
  • Melitaea cinxia's Commons gallery is recorded as Melitaea cinxia[9].
  • Melitaea cinxia's short name is recorded as M. cinxia[10].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as britheg Glanville[11].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as veldparelmoervlinder[12].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as hnědásek kostkovaný[13].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as mélitée du plantain[14].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as glanville fritellary[15].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as Gemeiner Scheckenfalter[16].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as täpläverkkoperhonen[17].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as prikkrutevinge[18].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as przeplatka cinksia[19].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as Wegerich-Scheckenfalter[20].
  • Melitaea cinxia is commonly known as pikasti pisanček[21].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Plantago lanceolata[22].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Plantago[23].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Centaurea jacea[24].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Hieracium[25].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Veronica[26].
  • Melitaea cinxia's has host is recorded as Achillea[27].

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Classification

Melitaea cinxia's scientific name is Melitaea cinxia[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Melitaea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include britheg Glanville[11], veldparelmoervlinder[12], hnědásek kostkovaný[13], mélitée du plantain[14], glanville fritellary[15], and Gemeiner Scheckenfalter[16].

Identifiers

Melitaea cinxia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57495[28]. Melitaea cinxia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 113334[29]. Melitaea cinxia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 153774[30]. Melitaea cinxia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8168644[31].

Why It Matters

Melitaea cinxia ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . 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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  1. 1d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 8599
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  2. 10w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image MelitaeaCinxia.jpg, Melitaea cinxia MHNT CUT 2013 3 27 Avilly-Saint-Léonard.jpg, Ausgewachsene Raupe des Wegerich - Scheckenfalters.jpg
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  3. 12w ago · Lodewicus de Honsvels · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image MelitaeaCinxia.jpg, Melitaea cinxia MHNT CUT 2013 3 27 Avilly-Saint-Léonard.jpg, Ausgewachsene Raupe des Wegerich - Scheckenfalters.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: 201611 melitaea cinxia sacarina.svg"
  4. 14w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Near Threatened
    Instance of taxon
    Has host Plantago lanceolata, Plantago, Centaurea jacea +8
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic vulnerable
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14729, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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