Sphingidae
family of insects (moths)
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Summary
Sphingidae is a taxon[1]. Sphingidae ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,743 views/month, #1,075 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: family[3]
- Parent taxon: Bombycoidea[4]
- Taxon name: Sphingidae[5]
- Commons category: Sphingidae[6]
- Taxonomic type: Sphinx ligustri[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sphingidae[8], Q9121056[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]
- Taxon common name: lišajovití[12], Schwärmer[13], Kiitäjät[14], スズメガ科[15], Pijlstaarten[16], zawisakowate[17], Вјештице[18], Svärmare[19], Бражники[20], cù-fionna[21], seabhag-lèomann[22], tussmørkesvermere[23], veščeci[24], zawisaki[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
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Identifiers
Sphingidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47213[27]. Sphingidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7128[28]. Sphingidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 905[29]. Sphingidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8868[30]. Sphingidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117293[31].
Why It Matters
Sphingidae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Sphingidae is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]