Template:LepIndex/doc

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This template uses Lua:

Usage

No parameters

Use:

{{LepIndex}}

and the template will pull the ID from Wikidata (if present there) and extract the link text from the page name, less any text in parenthesis.

With parameters

Use:

|id=

Optional - not required if the LepIndex ID associated with the page on Wikidata is the same as that used by LepIndex

Example {{LepIndex |id=31468}} gives

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "LepIndex/doc". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

Use:

|name=

Optional - not required if the page name is the same as the "Current Comb:" at LepIndex

Example {{LepIndex |id=31468 |name=Dasysphinx rubrilatera}} gives

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dasysphinx rubrilatera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

Example {{LepIndex |id=36290 |name=Asura mimetica'' ssp. ''flagrans}} prevents the text "ssp." from being in italics.

Use:

|accessdate=

Optional

Example {{LepIndex |id=36289 |accessdate=April 26, 2018}}, on the page Asura mimetica, gives

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura mimetica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

Tracking categories

Category:LepIndex ID not in Wikidata (16)
Category:LepIndex ID different from Wikidata (558)
Category:LepIndex ID same as Wikidata (11,601)
Category:LepIndex template with no id set (exists in template, not created)

TemplateData

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TemplateData for LepIndex

Taxonid as given on the LepIndex website url

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
id	`id`	The taxonid according to the LepIndex website	Unknown	optional
name	`name`	The scientific name to display	Unknown	optional
downloaded	`downloaded`	no description	Unknown	optional
accessdate	`accessdate`	Date on which the website was consulted Example 25 April 2018 or April 25, 2018	Date	optional
access-date	`access-date`	Date on which the website was consulted Example 25 April 2018 or April 25, 2018	Date	optional
archiveurl	`archiveurl`	no description	Unknown	optional
archive-url	`archive-url`	no description	Unknown	optional
archivedate	`archivedate`	no description	Unknown	optional
archive-date	`archive-date`	no description	Unknown	optional
mode	`mode`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref	`ref`	no description	Unknown	optional