Oak Processionary

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Taxon taxon Q261008
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Oak Processionary

Summary

Oak Processionary is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,514 views/month, #1,446 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oak Processionary's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oak Processionary is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Oak Processionary is classified within Thaumetopoea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Oak Processionary is Thaumetopoea processionea[6].
  • Oak Processionary's Commons category is recorded as Thaumetopoea processionea[7].
  • Oak Processionary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thaumetopoea processionea[8].
  • Oak Processionary's Commons gallery is recorded as Thaumetopoea processionea[9].
  • Oak Processionary is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ymdeithiwr y derw'}[10].
  • Oak Processionary is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'eikenprocessierups'}[11].
  • Oak Processionary is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Eikenprocessierups'}[12].
  • Oak Processionary is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eichen-Prozessionsspinner'}[13].
  • Oak Processionary is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bourovčík toulavý'}[14].
  • Oak Processionary is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'korowódka dębówka'}[15].
  • Oak Processionary's has host is recorded as Q12004[16].
  • Oak Processionary's has host is recorded as Juglans regia[17].
  • Oak Processionary's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as vulnerable[18].
  • Oak Processionary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Oak Processionary is Thaumetopoea processionea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Thaumetopoea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ymdeithiwr y derw'}[10], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'eikenprocessierups'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eichen-Prozessionsspinner'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bourovčík toulavý'}[14], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'korowódka dębówka'}[15].

Identifiers

Oak Processionary's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 417955[20]. Oak Processionary's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 499230[21]. Oak Processionary's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 910547[22]. Oak Processionary's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1824113[23].

Why It Matters

Oak Processionary ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,514 views/month, #1,446 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host Q12004, Juglans regia
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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