Winter Moth

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q164002
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Winter Moth

Summary

Winter Moth is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #1,555 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winter Moth's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Winter Moth is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Winter Moth is classified within Operophtera[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Winter Moth is Operophtera brumata[6].
  • Winter Moth's Commons category is recorded as Operophtera brumata[7].
  • Winter Moth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Operophtera brumata[8].
  • Winter Moth's Commons gallery is recorded as Operophtera brumata[9].
  • Winter Moth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • Winter Moth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. brumata'}[11].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'brychan y gaeaf'}[12].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kleine wintervlinder'}[13].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kleine wintervlinder'}[14].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'phalène brumeuse'}[15].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'winter moth'}[16].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hallamittari'}[17].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'piędzik przedzimek'}[18].
  • Winter Moth is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'brun høstmåler'}[19].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Myrica gale[20].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Calluna[21].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Acer negundo[22].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Amelanchier[23].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Frangula alnus[24].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Malus[25].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Q12004[26].
  • Winter Moth's has host is recorded as Quercus rubra[27].

Body

Classification

Winter Moth's scientific name is Operophtera brumata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Operophtera[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'brychan y gaeaf'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kleine wintervlinder'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'phalène brumeuse'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'winter moth'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hallamittari'}[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'piędzik przedzimek'}[18].

Identifiers

Winter Moth's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 104452[28]. Winter Moth's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 287017[29]. Winter Moth's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1972449[30]. Winter Moth's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117589[31].

Why It Matters

Winter Moth ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #1,555 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Motyle i ćmy. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: 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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