Triple

T15811009
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject chalkhill blue butterfly E383351 entity
Predicate antAssociation P120171 FINISHED
Object Lasius alienus
Lasius alienus is a common European ant species known for forming large colonies in open habitats and engaging in mutualistic relationships with various insects, including certain butterfly larvae.
E403625 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Lasius alienus | Statement: [chalkhill blue butterfly, antAssociation, Lasius alienus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasius alienus
Context triple: [chalkhill blue butterfly, antAssociation, Lasius alienus]
  • A. Lasius niger
    Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
  • B. Lasius
    Lasius is a genus of small, often soil-dwelling ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for tending aphids for honeydew and forming large, populous colonies.
  • C. Camponotus pennsylvanicus
    Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
  • D. Leptothorax
    Leptothorax is a genus of small, often socially parasitic ants known for inhabiting temperate forests and nesting in twigs, acorns, and other small cavities.
  • E. Camponotus
    Camponotus is a large and diverse genus of ants commonly known as carpenter ants, many species of which nest in wood and are widespread across temperate and tropical regions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Lasius alienus
Triple: [chalkhill blue butterfly, antAssociation, Lasius alienus]
Generated description
Lasius alienus is a common European ant species known for forming large colonies in open habitats and engaging in mutualistic relationships with various insects, including certain butterfly larvae.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasius alienus
Target entity description: Lasius alienus is a common European ant species known for forming large colonies in open habitats and engaging in mutualistic relationships with various insects, including certain butterfly larvae.
  • A. Lasius niger
    Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
  • B. Lasius chosen
    Lasius is a genus of small, often soil-dwelling ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for tending aphids for honeydew and forming large, populous colonies.
  • C. Camponotus pennsylvanicus
    Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
  • D. Leptothorax
    Leptothorax is a genus of small, often socially parasitic ants known for inhabiting temperate forests and nesting in twigs, acorns, and other small cavities.
  • E. Camponotus
    Camponotus is a large and diverse genus of ants commonly known as carpenter ants, many species of which nest in wood and are widespread across temperate and tropical regions.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: antAssociation
Context triple: [chalkhill blue butterfly, antAssociation, Lasius alienus]
  • A. associatedWithAssociation
    Indicates a relationship where an entity is linked or connected to a particular association or organization.
  • B. isAssociatedWith
    Indicates that there exists a connection, relationship, or involvement between two entities without specifying its exact nature.
  • C. elementalAssociation
    Indicates an association where one entity is linked or related to a particular element or elemental property (such as fire, water, earth, or air).
  • D. associationWithHumans
    Indicates a general relationship, connection, or involvement between an entity and one or more humans.
  • E. associatedDam
    Indicates a relationship where one entity is linked or connected to a specific dam, typically as its related or corresponding dam structure.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d86da2858c819090cc8481e7207b6e completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0b52aae14819091de08630e7e1d1a completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff999210148190baa6dcb19be3a1d3 completed May 9, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff9aa845348190907116612d2c87cd completed May 9, 2026, 8:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff9b8833b88190967db29027b5f987 completed May 9, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e0053b847c8190945726c3ddac21cc completed April 15, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69e00e48d49c819081afccb02f9cf18b completed April 15, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:49 a.m.