Purple Thorn

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1975104
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Purple Thorn

Summary

Purple Thorn is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple Thorn's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Purple Thorn is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Purple Thorn belongs to the parent taxon Selenia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Purple Thorn is Selenia tetralunaria[6].
  • Purple Thorn's Commons category is recorded as Selenia tetralunaria[7].
  • Purple Thorn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selenia tetralunaria[8].
  • Purple Thorn's Commons gallery is recorded as Selenia tetralunaria[9].
  • Purple Thorn's short name is recorded as S. tetralunaria[10].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as carpiog porffor[11].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as halvemaanvlinder[12].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as Halvemaanvlinder[13].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as ennonos illustre[14].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as purple thorn[15].
  • Purple Thorn is commonly known as nelikuumittari[16].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Alnus[17].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Q25243[18].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Q12004[19].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Alnus incana[20].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Alnus japonica[21].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Malus pumila[22].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Quercus glauca[23].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Pyrus pyrifolia[24].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Quercus acutissima[25].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Fraxinus excelsior[26].
  • Purple Thorn's has host is recorded as Populus nigra[27].

Body

Classification

Purple Thorn's scientific name is Selenia tetralunaria[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Selenia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include carpiog porffor[11], halvemaanvlinder[12], ennonos illustre[14], purple thorn[15], and nelikuumittari[16].

Identifiers

Purple Thorn's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 355986[28]. Purple Thorn's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 934895[29]. Purple Thorn's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 440802[30]. Purple Thorn's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1962265[31].

Why It Matters

Purple Thorn ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lepindex id 244883, 244898
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3064]]: 244898, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270217|batch #270217]]"
  2. 5w ago · Christian Pirkl · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has host Alnus, Q25243, Q12004 +12
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Selenia
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Selenia tetralunaria MHNT dos.jpg"
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