Biology:Bill Gates' flower fly
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Short description: Flower fly endemic to Costa Rica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eristalis |
| Species: | E. gatesi
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| Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997
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Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi) is a flower fly endemic to Costa Rica named after Bill Gates.[1] Another fly found in similar habitats was named after Gates' associate Paul Allen, called Paul Allen's flower fly (Eristalis alleni); according to Chris Thompson, the describer of these species, both names were in "recognition of [their] great contributions to the science of Dipterology".[2][3]
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
References
- ↑ "Bill Gates' Flower Fly". Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080212030504/http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/syrphid/gates.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ↑ "Paul Allen's Flower Fly". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080228231710/http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/syrphid/allen.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ↑ Thompson, F. Christian (1997). "Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas south of the United States." (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (Washington D.C.: Entomological Society of Washington) 99: 209–237. ISSN 0013-8797. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090618141156/http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/ThompsonFC/1997_Eristalis.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1953052 entry
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