Sphaerophoria scripta

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1520915
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Summary

Sphaerophoria scripta is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphaerophoria scripta's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta is classified within Sphaerophoria[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sphaerophoria scripta is Sphaerophoria scripta[6].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta's Commons category is recorded as Sphaerophoria scripta[7].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphaerophoria scripta[8].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta's Commons gallery is recorded as Sphaerophoria scripta[9].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta's taxon synonym is recorded as Musca scripta[10].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. scripta'}[11].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote langlijf'}[12].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isohoikkakirvari'}[13].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'stor kulehaleflue'}[14].
  • Sphaerophoria scripta's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[15].

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Classification

Sphaerophoria scripta's scientific name is Sphaerophoria scripta[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sphaerophoria[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote langlijf'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isohoikkakirvari'}[13], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'stor kulehaleflue'}[14].

Identifiers

Sphaerophoria scripta's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52964[16]. Sphaerophoria scripta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 226180[17]. Sphaerophoria scripta's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 750732[18]. Sphaerophoria scripta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1539177[19]. Sphaerophoria scripta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 140267[20].

Why It Matters

Sphaerophoria scripta ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 893099
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Insects (insecta) of the world id: 893099, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269296|batch #269296]]"
  2. 17w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Sphaerophoria scripta
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tr */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37122|batch #37122]]"
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